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Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2022 winners announced

The winners of the Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2022 have been announced on Thursday, October 27, 2022. The Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards, named for US African American writers Zora Neale Hurston and Richard Wright, honour the best in Black literature in the United States and around the globe. The Legacy Award for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry […]

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Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2022 nominees announced

The nominees for the Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2022 were announced on Monday, August 21, 2022. The Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards, named for US African American writers Zora Neale Hurston and Richard Wright, honour the best in Black literature in the United States and around the globe. The Legacy Awards for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, the […]

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Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2021 winners announced.

The winners for the Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2021 were announced on Friday, October 15, 2021 The Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards, named for US African American writers Zora Neale Hurston and Richard Wright, honour the best in Black literature in the United States and around the globe. Introduced in 2001, the Legacy Award for fiction, nonfiction […]

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Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2021 finalists announced.

The finalists for the Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2021 were announced on Wednesday, August 18, 2021. The Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards, named for US African American writers Zora Neale Hurston and Richard Wright, honour the best in Black literature in the United States and around the globe. Introduced in 2001, the Legacy Award for fiction, nonfiction […]

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Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2018 nominees announced.

The Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2018 nominees have been announced and feature writers and poets with African roots. They include Lesley Nneka Arimah, Peter Kimani, Alain Mabanckou, Zinzi Clemmons, Yewande Omotoso, and Kwame Dawes. The Hurston/Wright Foundation is named for US African American literary geniuses Zora Neale Hurston and Richard Wright. The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award […]