n September 2022, Samiya Bashir became executive director of Lambda Literary, succeeding Sue Landers, who served a nearly four-year term. With origins dating to 1987, the nonprofit has supported LGBTQ+ writers through the Lambda Literary Awards, or “Lammys”; LGBTQ Writers in Schools program; the Writer’s Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices, which will be held this year from July 30 to August 5 at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia; and more.
