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The Black Authors Awards will be held on April 20, 2024 in Philadelphia.
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The Black Authors Awards will be held on April 20, 2024 in Philadelphia.
Get Your Tickets:
https://form.jotform.com/240456162919157
For Sponsorship and Ad Booklet Contact Us: [email protected]
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Congrats:
To all the 1st Round Winners: Children's Books: Lisa Gilliard ~ Chante Douglas Fantasy: Omari Richards Fiction: Natalie Murphy ~ Tasha Pettis Self Help: Yolanda Givens ~ Dr. Angela Carswell Young Adult: Jermaine Seamon Urban Fiction: Jasmine Tilman Non-Fiction: Dr. Daneil McCree Poetry: Rafequa Hall Romance: Brooke Dean Religion: Pearl Hale |
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BLACK AUTHORS AWARDS GUIDELINES
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OPEN TO ALL GENRES AND BOOK PUBLISHED FROM 2021-2024
The Criteria for the award are as follows:
The Criteria for the award are as follows:
- Must portray some aspect of the black experience, past, present, or future.
- Must be written/illustrated by an African American
- Must be published in the U.S. in the year 2021-2024.
- Must be an original work.
- Must meet established standards of quality writing for youth which include:
- Clear plot
- Well drawn characters, which portray growth and development during the course of the story.
- Writing style which is consistent with and suitable to the age intended.
- Accuracy
BA Awards General Categories
- FINE ART 46. ANIM5ALS/PET
- PERFORMING ARTS 47. BUSINESS/CAREERS/SALES
- PHOTOGRAPHY 48. COOKBOOKS- GENERAL
- ARCHITECTURE 49. COOKBOOKS - SPECIALITY
- COFFEE TABLE BOOKS 50. CURRENT EVENTS
- POPULAR FICTION 51. EDUCATION - WORKBOOKS
- LITERARY FICTION 52. EDUCATION II - COMMENTARY
- SHORT STORY FICTION 53. NATURE
- POETRY- STANDARD 54. ENVIRONMENT/ECOLOGY
- POETRY – SPECIALTY 55. FINANCE/INVESTMENT/ECONOMIC
- ANTHOLOGIES 56. LGBTQ+ NON-FICTION
- JUVENILE FICTION 57 LGBTQ+ FICTION
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION- GENERAL 58. GIFT/SPECIAL.JOURNAL
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION- FANTASY 59. HOLIDAY
- FANTASY 60. HEALTH/MEDICINE
- SCIENCE FICTION 61. HISTORY (US)
- LGBTQ+ FICTION 62. HISTORY WORLD
- EROTICA 63. HISTORY OVERSIZED
- HISTORICAL FICTION 64. INSPIRATIONAL/SPIRITUAL
- MILITARY/WARTIME FICTION 65. NEW AGE/MIND BODY SPIRIT
- HORROR 66. PARENTING
- MULTICULTURAL FICTION 67. POPULAR CULTURE
- MULTICULTURAL FICTION– JUV-YOUNG ADULT 68. PSYCHOLOGY/MENTAL HEALTH
- MYSTERY 69. SPORTS/FITNESS/RECREATION
- SUSPENSE/THRILLER 70. REFERENCE
- RELIGIOUS FICTION 71. RELIGION
- ROMANCE 72. SCIENCE
- URBAN FICTION 73. SELF HELP
- VISIONARY/NEW AGE FICTION 74. SEXUALITY/RELATIONSHIPS
- TRUE CRIME 75. TRANSPORTATION
- GRAPHIC NOVEL/DRAWN BOOK 76. TRAVEL ESSAY
- HUMOR 77. TRAVEL - GUIDEBOOK
- CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS (7 & UNDER) 78. WOMEN ISSUES
- CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS (ALL AGES) 79. WRITING/PUBLISHING
- CHILDREN’S INTERACTIVE 80. BOOK/AUTHOR/WEBSITE
- JUVENILE-YOUNG ADULT NON-FICTION 81. COVER DESIGN - FICTION
- MULTICULTURAL N-F: JUV- YOUNG ADULT 82. COVER DESIGN – NON-FICTION
- MULTICULTURAL NON-FICTION ADULT 83.BEST FIRST BOOK - FICTION
- ESSAY 84. BEST FIRST BOOK JUV/YA
- CREATIVE NON-FICTION 85. BEST FIRST BOOK CHILDREN
- AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR I (CELEBRITY/POLITICAL) 86. BEST FIRST BOOK – ON FICTION
- AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR II (COMING OF AGE/FAMILY) 87. BOOK SERIES - FICTION
- AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR II (PERSONAL STRUGGLE) 88. BOOK SERIES NON-FICTION
- BIOGRAPHY 89. AUDIOBOOK FICTION
- AGING/DEATH & DYING 90. AUDIOBOOK NON-FICTION