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Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award – Fiction Winners

Browse Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction winners and nominees by year. This archive follows one award category across the full Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award history.

Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction Cross-year archive

2015

Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction results for the 2015 award year.

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Winner

The Moor's Account

Lalami, Laila

Standalone · Action Adventure

Sep-2014 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction winner

Nominee

Land of Love and Drowning

Yanique, Tiphanie

Standalone · Historical

Jul-2014 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Nominee

The Moor's Account

Lalami, Laila

Standalone · Action Adventure

Sep-2014 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Nominee

The Orchard of Lost Souls

Mohamed, Nadifa

Standalone · Historical

Mar-2014 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Nominee

Radiance of Tomorrow

Beah, Ishmael

Standalone · Literary

Jan-2014 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Nominee

The Secret History of Las Vegas

Abani, Chris

Standalone · Mystery

Jan-2014 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Nominee

An Untamed State

Gay, Roxane

Standalone · Literary

May-2014 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

2014

Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction results for the 2014 award year.

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Winner

We Need New Names

Bulawayo, Noviolet

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2013 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction winner

Nominee

Every Boy Should Have a Man

Allen, Preston L.

Standalone · Science Fiction

May-2013 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Nominee

The Good Lord Bird

McBride, James

Standalone · Historical

Aug-2013 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Nominee

The Gospel According to Cane

Newland, Courttia

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2013 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Nominee

The Residue Years

Jackson, Mitchell S.

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2013 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Nominee

See Now Then

Kincaid, Jamaica

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2013 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

2013

Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction results for the 2013 award year.

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Nominee

A Cupboard Full of Coats

Edwards, Yvvette

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2012 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Nominee

The Cutting Season

Locke, Attica

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2012 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Nominee

Elsewhere, California

Johnson, Dana

Standalone · Literary

Jun-2012 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Nominee

Gathering of Waters

McFadden, Bernice L.

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2012 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Nominee

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

Mathis, Ayana

Standalone · Literary

Jan-2013 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

2012

Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction results for the 2012 award year.

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Winner

Mr. Fox

Oyeyemi, Helen

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2011 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction winner

Nominee

Crossbones

Farah, Nuruddin

Jeebleh Series · Book 2 · Literary

Sep-2011 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Nominee

Salvage the Bones

Ward, Jesmyn

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2011 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Finalist

Silver Sparrow

Jones, Tayari

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2011 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction finalist

Nominee

You Are Free

Senna, Danzy

Standalone · Literary

May-2011 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Finalist

Zone One

Whitehead, Colson

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2011 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction finalist

2011

Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction results for the 2011 award year.

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Winner

Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self

Evans, Danielle

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2010 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction winner

Finalist

Glorious

McFadden, Bernice L.

Standalone · Historical

May-2010 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction finalist

Nominee

How to Escape from a Leper Colony: A Novella and Stories

Yanique, Tiphanie

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2010 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Nominee

Wading Home: A Novel of New Orleans

Story, Rosalyn

Standalone · General Fiction

Oct-2010 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Finalist

Wench

Perkins-Valdez, Dolen

Standalone · Literary

Jan-2010 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction finalist

2010

Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction results for the 2010 award year.

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Winner

I Am Not Sidney Poitier

Everett, Percival

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2009 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction winner

Nominee

Big Machine

Lavalle, Victor

Standalone · Literary

Aug-2009 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Nominee

Black Water Rising

Locke, Attica

Jay Porter Series · Book 1 · Thriller

Jun-2009 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Finalist

Blonde Roots

Evaristo, Bernardine

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2009 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction finalist

2009

Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction results for the 2009 award year.

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Winner

Say You're One of Them

Akpan, Uwem

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2008 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction winner

Nominee

Blood Colony

Due, Tananarive

African Immortals Series · Book 3 · Horror

Jun-2008 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Finalist

Holding Pattern

Allen, Jeffery Renard

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2008 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction finalist

Nominee

Stand the Storm

Clarke, Breena

Standalone · Historical

Aug-2008 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Finalist

Where the Line Bleeds

Ward, Jesmyn

Standalone · Literary

Nov-2008 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction finalist

2008

Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction results for the 2008 award year.

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Winner

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Diaz, Junot

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2007 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction winner

Finalist

The Book of Negroes

Hill, Lawrence

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2007 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction finalist

Nominee

The Guyanese Wanderer: Stories

Carew, Jan R.

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2007 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Nominee

Measuring Time

Habila, Helon

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2007 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

2007

Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction results for the 2007 award year.

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Winner

All Aunt Hagar's Children

Jones, Edward P.

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2006 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction winner

Finalist

Dominion

Baker, Calvin

Standalone · Literary

May-2007 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction finalist

Finalist

Half of a Yellow Sun

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2006 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction finalist

Nominee

Jump at the Sun

McLarin, Kim

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2006 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Nominee

Nowhere Is a Place

McFadden, Bernice L.

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2006 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Nominee

Wizard of the Crow

Thiong'o, Ngugi wa

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2006 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

2006

Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction results for the 2006 award year.

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Winner

My Jim

Rawles, Nancy

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2006 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction winner

Finalist

Pride of Carthage

Durham, David Anthony

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2005 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction finalist

Nominee

Third Girl from the Left

Southgate, Martha

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2005 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Finalist

The Untelling

Jones, Tayari

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2005 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction finalist

2005

Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction results for the 2005 award year.

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Winner

Who Slashed Celanire's Throat?

Conde, Maryse

Standalone · General Fiction

Aug-2004 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction winner

Nominee

American Desert

Everett, Percival

Standalone · Fantasy

May-2004 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

Nominee

Links

Farah, Nuruddin

Jeebleh Series · Book 1 · Literary

Apr-2004 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction nominee

2004

Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction results for the 2004 award year.

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Winner

Hunting in Harlem

Johnson, Mat

Standalone · Suspense

May-2003 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction winner

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