Tiya Miles and Jason Mott were declared winners in their categories at the US National Book Awards on November 17, 2021. The US National Book Awards are literary awards from the Northern American nations National Book Foundation established in 1936. They are conferred on the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people’s […]
There are six writers of African descent on the longlists for the Aspen Words Literary Prize 2022 announced on November 10, 2021. They are Omar El Akkad, Myriam J.A. Chancy, Kaitlyn Greenidge, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Jason Mott, and Dawnie Walton. The Aspen Words Literary Prize is an annual award for an influential work of fiction […]
There are eight writers of African descent on the longlists for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction 2022 announced on October 18, 2021. The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction were established to recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the U.S. in […]
The finalists for the US National Book Awards 2021, featuring many leading writers and poets of African descent, were announced on October 5, 2021. The US National Book Awards are literary awards from the Northern American nations National Book Foundation established in 1936. They are conferred on the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, […]
