Michael Waters Wins Lambda Literary Award, Preps Book on Credit
Michael Waters, 28, won the 2025 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Nonfiction for his debut The Other Olympians, which traces the history of pioneering trans and intersex athletes. His next book, Give Me Some Credit, due Fall 2027, examines the American credit reporting system as a modern surveillance and socioeconomic gridlock. Waters is based in New York and works as a copywriter. He was featured in Cultured's inaugural Young Writers list in collaboration with Montblanc.
Key facts
- Michael Waters won the 2025 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Nonfiction.
- His debut book is The Other Olympians, about trans and intersex athletes.
- His next book, Give Me Some Credit, is due Fall 2027.
- The book examines the American credit reporting system as surveillance and socioeconomic gridlock.
- Waters is 28 years old and based in New York.
- He works as a copywriter.
- He was featured in Cultured's inaugural Young Writers list in collaboration with Montblanc.
Entities
Artists
- Michael Waters
Institutions
- Lambda Literary
- Cultured
- Montblanc
Locations
- New York
- United States