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| As we have done successfully for the past nine years Hurston/Wright prepared to hold its 10th annual Legacy Award ceremony to honor a galaxy of stars. Although we developed an exciting program to showcase talented Black writers, because of extremely low-ticket sales we have had to cancel the ceremony. What happened to the Legacy Award ceremony is emblematic of what is transpiring throughout the publishing industry. And is all the more reason for the Foundation to continue its programs. Having to cancel the ceremony has made us more resolute than ever to serve the community of talented Black writers. We welcome any suggestions you may have for how we can better navigate the ever-changing paradigm shift affecting how all of us access knowledge and information. Winners and finalists will receive the coveted statue of the ancient African symbol of Djhuiti, the patron saint of writing, speech and divine intellectual pursuit. |
2011 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Recipients
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Fiction Winner: |
Danielle Evans, Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self (Riverhead) |
| Fiction Finalists: |
Bernice L. McFadden, Glorious (Akashic Books)
Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Wench (Amistad) |
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| Poetry Winner: |
Elizabeth Alexander, Crave Radiance (Graywolf Press) |
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| Nonfiction Winner: |
Isabel Wilkerson, The Warmth of Other Suns (Random House) |
| Nonfiction Finalists: |
Lawrence P. Jackson, The Indignant Generation (Princeton University Press)
Rawn James, Jr, Root and Branch (Bloomsbury Press) |
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Donors and Supporters
Once again we wish to give special thanks to our many supporters who include Random House, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Penguin Group USA, Prince George’s County Council Members Andrea Harrison and Mel Franklin, EMC Corporation, The Gaylord Hotels, Wegmans, Black Classic Press, Sankofa Video and Books, Howard University Department of English, and a host of individual donors for their generous support. |
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