The Amber Hollibaugh Award for LGBTQ+ Social Justice Writing recognizes a nonfiction book that addresses the issues such as economic injustice, with a special focus on queer kids and adult sex workers. Writers who explore these or similar topics, especially when written from personal experience, will merit consideration for the award, which carries a prize of $1,000. The winner of this award will be selected from among the submissions by a panel of judges.
Amber Hollibaugh won the Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction in 2001 for her book, My Dangerous Desires: A Queer Girl Dreaming Her Way Home. This award is underwritten by Jenifer Levin, her surviving partner.