Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Nominees and Winning Books
The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award™ honors the best in Black literature. Introduced in 2001, the Legacy Award was the first national award presented to Black writers by a national organization of Black writers. Fiction, debut fiction, nonfiction, and poetry honorees are selected in a juried competition. Each October, the award winners are celebrated during the Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards that draws hundreds of literary stars, readers, representatives of the publishing industry, the arts, media, politics, and academia. Learn more at the Hurston/Wright Foundation’s website
3 Books Honored by the Hurston/Wright Foundation in 2004
Winner - Debut Fiction
Purple Hibiscus: A Novel
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Publication Date: Apr 17, 2012
List Price: $14.95
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781616202415
Imprint: Algonquin Books
Publisher: Workman Publishing Co., Inc.
Parent Company: Workman Publishing Co., Inc.
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Winner - Fiction
Hunting in Harlem
by Mat Johnson
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Publication Date: May 14, 2003
List Price: Unavailable
Format: Hardcover, 300 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781582342726
Imprint: Bloomsbury USA
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Parent Company: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Winner - Nonfiction
In Black And White: The Life Of Sammy Davis, Jr
by Wil Haygood
Publication Date: Jul 29, 2005
List Price: $354.94
Format: Paperback, 518 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9781845131067
Imprint: Aurum Press Ltd
Publisher: Aurum Press Ltd
Parent Company: Aurum Press Ltd