Richard Wright Literary Awards
March 27, 5PM
Memphis Public Libraries will hold the 3rd annual Richard Wright Literary Awards, celebrating and awarding local authors in various categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and illustration.
This event is sponsored by the Memphis Library Foundation, International Paper and Alice Faye Duncan in memory of Earline Duncan.
Young Adult Poetry
Black Girl Evolving: Poetry
Diana Townsend
Young Adult Fantasy / Science Fiction
Paragon of Water
Beth Alvarez
Young Adult Fiction
The Love of the Forgotten
C. Tarkington
Graphic Novel
Shinobi: Ninja Princess
Martheus Wade
Children Nonfiction
BJ And the Friendly Strangers
Tammy Terrell Kennard
Children Poetry
Reppin’ Memphis
Trina Somerville
Children Fantasy / Science Fiction
I See the Moon and the Moon Sees Me
Cassie Brooks
Children Fiction
Can We Go Out and Play
Warren W. Patten, Jr.
Illustration
The Crossover: the trio and the banished one
Laila Muhammad, ill.
Single Work in Anthology
One Good Turn
Frank DiBianca
Adult Nonfiction
Surprised by Glory
Shari Brand Ray
Adult Poetry
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Velvet Gunn
Adult Fantasy / Science Fiction
Celadon
Katie Silverwings
Adult Fiction
Intermission
Phyllis R. Dixon
Young Adult Nonfiction
The 5 R’s of Manhood
Jehad Webb
Young Adult Fiction
Stime After Tyme
Kay DiBianca
Children Nonfiction
Evicted
Alice Faye Duncan
Children Poetry
Still a Rose
T’Arrah Marjé
Children Fiction
My Wonderful Curls
Tristan Towns & Lacey Howard
Illustration
Yellow Dog Blues
Chris Raschka, ill.
Adult Nonfiction
Lost in China
Jennifer Dobbs
Adult Poetry
Jubilee Inspirations
Arnetta Stanton Macklin
Adult Fiction
Malfunction Junction
Daniel Reece, April Jones, et al.
