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The Hurston/Wright Foundation’s mission is to mentor, discover and honor aspiring, emerging and professional Black writers by providing culturally-competent services, supports and opportunities.  Learn more about our:

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The data outlined above is steadily increasing from year to year. The information above is from data captured in 2021.

Each year, our impact grows.

A Word about the Publishing Industry...

The publishing industry lacks diversity.

97%

of publishing houses and presses were white-owned from 1950-2018

People of Color are disproportionately employed as editors.

85%

of editors were white from 1950-2018

Book reviewers are least likely to be a Person of Color.

90%

of book reviewers identified as white from 1950-2018

Book awards do not equitably recognize the work of Black writers.

91%

of recipients of popular book awards were white from 1950-2018

A disproportionate # of Black writers are bestselling authors.

98%

of bestselling authors were more likely to be white between 1950-2018

Source: So, R.J., & Wezerek, G. (2020, Dec 11). Just how white is the book industry. The New York Times.

YET, WE WRITE ON.
OUR STORIES HAVE POWER.
WE ARE UNBANNABLE.

Learn how the Hurston/Wright Foundation supports Black writers despite a structurally inequitable publishing landscape. Read The Critical Implications of Building Intentional Communities of Support for Black Writers.

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