I don't know how legitimate this is, but if someone is willing or looking for a showcase for their book, check it out

 

At the International Impact Book Awards, a prestigious platform that welcomes submissions from self-published authors, traditional publishing houses, and innovative publishers, we take pride in the fact that winning isn’t just an international achievement, it’s a testament to the quality and significance of your work.

 

Winning signals to readers and media professionals that your book stands out in a crowded literary landscape. We firmly believe that every book deserves the opportunity to be recognized and assessed based on criteria such as content, quality, writing style, and presentation.

https://internationalimpactbookawards.com/book-awards-entry-form/

The oldest Black Literary Award?  That is a good question.  I don't know.

 

Here I share a list of book awards and the Black winners of white awards: https://aalbc.com/awards/  Maybe the answer is there.

 

As far as the International Impact Book Awards. I never heard of it, so I can only assume it is not very prestigious.  It look scammy, but I don't know enough about it to say for sure. 

2 hours ago, Troy said:

The oldest Black Literary Award?  That is a good question.  I don't know.

 

Here I share a list of book awards and the Black winners of white awards: https://aalbc.com/awards/  Maybe the answer is there.

 

As far as the International Impact Book Awards. I never heard of it, so I can only assume it is not very prestigious.  It look scammy, but I don't know enough about it to say for sure. 

That is why i asked, I searched all the awards on the award page, none of them are remotely old, all are from the 1970s are later. 

if you find out it is a hoax, please tell me, i will write a retraction

 

The oldest institutions post war between the states are the black protestant churches + HBCU's and in the black church's case, trophies or awards for writing are discouraged as they lack the christian humility, and then for the HBCU's most started by white churches or with black church folk, the diploma is the award.. hmmmm

 

I checked the hbcu list and nothing 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_historically_black_colleges_and_universities