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The Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers™ has been established by novelist Marita Golden to honor excellence in fiction writing by students of African descent enrolled full time as an undergraduate or graduate student in any college or university in the United States.
The winners will be announced in April for the writers of the best previously unpublished short story or novel excerpt.
At the time of submission, applicants must be enrolled in a college or university full time as an undergraduate or graduate student.
Writers who have published a book in any genre are ineligible. Winners will be selected from the best previously unpublished short story or novel excerpt.
How to Apply:
• Email your double-spaced manuscript, of no more than 15 pages (of a novel) or
20 – 25 pages (of a short story) typed in a 12pt. font, along with a cover page
to info@hurstonwright.org. Cover page should include:
◦ Your
first and last name
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Address
◦ Phone
Number (day and evening)
◦ Email
Address
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Indicate whether you are submitting a Novel Excerpt or Short Story
• Do not include your name on any of the manuscript pages.
• Only one story may be submitted per applicant.
• Submissions must be received by January 13, 2012.
• Include with your submission a $10 nonrefundable submission fee.
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Submissions must be received between November 7, 2011 and January 13, 2012. The nominated winner and finalists will be required to provide a verification of college enrollment and a photo. Previous winners are not eligible.
David Anthony Durham: Pride of Carthage, Gabriel's Story, and Walk Through Darkness, (Doubleday) also a 2002 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Winner
Tayari Jones: The Untelling and Leaving Atlanta, (Warner Books) also a 2003 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Winner
William Henry Lewis: I Got Somebody in Staunton, (Amistad); In the Arms of Elders, (Carolina Wren Press) also a 2006 PEN/Faulkner Fiction Award Finalists
Monifa Love: Dreaming Underground, (Lotus Press); Freedom in the Dismal, (Academy Chicago Publishers); My Magic Pours Secret Libations, (Florida State University, Museum of Fine Arts)
Nelly Rosario: Song of the Water Saints, (Pantheon Books)
Tracy Price-Thompson: Knockin' Boots, A Woman's Worth, (One World/Ballantine); Chocolate Sangria, (One World/Strivers Row) and Black Coffee, (Villard) also a 2005 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Winner
David Wright: Fire on the Beach, (Scribner)
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2011 Award for College Writers Recipients
Winner
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Thai Matthews, a native of Georgia is pursuing a degree from Wellesley College.
She was selected as the winner of the Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers for her short story
You Are Here. |
Finalists
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Raven Jackson, a native of Tennessee is pursuing
a Bachelors in Corporate
Communications from Austin Peay State University. She was selected as a finalist of the Hurston/Wright Award for
College Writers for her short story She Grew for the Sun. |
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Leslie Ann Murray, a native of Trinidad and Tobago is pursuing a Masters in
Creative Writing from Rutgers Newark University. She was selected as a finalist of the Hurston/Wright Award for
College Writers for her short story The Scholar. |
Honorable Mention
Dennis E. Norris, II, received honorable mention for his short story Shadows, Passing.
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2010 Award for College Writers Recipients
Winner
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Bethsheba Mcgruder, a native of Illinois is pursuing a Bachelors in General Studies
from Eastern Illinois University. She was selected as the winner of the Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers for her
novel excerpt 1950. |
Finalists
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Afia Atakora, a native of England is pursuing a Bachelors in Dramatic Writing from New York
University. She was selected as a finalist of the Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers for her novel excerpt
The Beautiful Uncut. |
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Nadine Pinede, a native of Paris of Haitian is pursuing a Masters in Fine Arts from Whidbey Writers Workshop.
She was selected as a finalist of the Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers for her novel excerpt
Stone in the Sun.. |
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2009 Award for College Writers Recipients
Winner
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Dionne Irving , a native of Toronto, Ontario Canada is pursuing a PhD in Creative Writing from Georgia State University. She was selected as the winner of the Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers for her short story Waking Life. |
Finalists
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Richard Peacock a native of Florida is pursuing a MFA in Creative Writing from Florida Atlantic University. He was selected as a finalist of the Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers for his short story Bingo. |
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Ashley Lee Williams a native of Maryland is pursuing a BA in African Studies from University of Maryland Baltimore County. She was selected as a finalist of the Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers for her short story Zora's Children. |
Honorable Mention
Elizabeth Thomas, received honorable mention for her novel excerpt City of Mud
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Kelly Kennedy, a native of Omaha, Nebraska is pursuing a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Indiana University. She was selected as the winner of the Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers for her short story Becoming Fluent.
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Hurston/Wright Award Finalists:
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Chidi Asoluka, a native of Newark, New Jersey is pursuing a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Rutgers University, Newark. He was selected as a finalist of the Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers for his novel excerpt Exchange.
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Antoinette Cole, a native of Chicago, Illinois received her Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She was selected as a finalist of the Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers for her short story Water Mommies. |
Hurston/Wright Award Honorable Mention:
Brendan Banteh, received honorable mention for his novel excerpt Kate My Love.
James Jones, receive honorable mention for his novel excerpt Coming of Age.
Jessica Oni, received honorable mention for her short story The Mistang's Belly.
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2007
Winner: Joel Windsor
Finalists: Nicole Terez Dutton & W. Christopher Johnson
2006
Winner: Natalie Baszile
Finalists: Corwin Moore & Asha L French
2004
Winner: Elinathan N. Ohiomoba
Finalists: Mitchell Jackson & Rashida Merritt
2003
Winner: Damaris Hill
Finalists: Travis Craig & Justin Haynes
2002
Winner: Shannon Gibney
Finalists: Jacinda Townsend & Tracy Price-Thompson
2001
Winner: Ravi Howard
Finalists: R. Erica Doyle & Nnedi Okorafor
2000
Winner: Tayari Jones
Finalists: Faith Adiele & Shelly Thiam
1999
Winner: Genaro Ky Ly Smith
Finalists: Phillip L. Cunnigham & Dokubo Melford Goodhead
1998
Winner: Brandon Khalif Walston
Finalists: Angel Y. Green, Angela Sherelle Threatt & Linnea Colette Ashley
1997
Winner: Nelly Rosario
Finalists: April Reynolds, Douglas Jones & Crystal Drake
1996
Winner: Gwendolyn Wooten Scott
Finalists: Princess J. L. Perry, Amy DuBois Barnett & Nardya Smith
1995
Winner: Monifa A. Love
Finalists: Trent Masiki, Dedra Johnson & Broc Yusef Hamlin
1994
Winner: Manuel Martinez
Finalists: David Wright, Marc Anthony Richardson & William Henry Lewis
1993
Winner: Kenyatta Dorey Graves
Finalist: Joci Llyn Dyes
1992
Winner: David Anthony Durham
Finalist: Erica Hector Vital
1991
Winner: Paul Derek Moore
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- When is the submission deadline?
Submissions must be received between November 7, 2011 and January 13, 2012
- Can I submit my work if I am enrolled in a university or college outside of the United States?
No, you must be enrolled full time in a university or college in the United States.
- Can I apply if I am in school part time?
No, you must be a full-time student.
- Is there an application fee?
Yes, $10 paid via PayPal
- If I was a previous winner can I apply again?
No, but if you were a finalist you can reapply.
- When will I be notified if I have been chosen as a winner or finalist?
The first week of April.
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