THE BOOK OF THE LITTLE AXE by Lauren Francis-Sharma - Hurston/Wright Foundation 'Announcing the 2021 Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards Nominees'

Hurston/Wright Foundation | August 18, 2021

The Book of the Little Axe by Lauren Francis-Sharma has been nominated for a 2021 Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Award in the Fiction category.

The 2021 Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards continues the foundation’s tradition of recognizing literary excellence by Black writers from the United States and around the world. Now in its 20th year, the Annual Legacy Awards Ceremony honors an esteemed group of authors and brings together writers, readers, scholars, publishers, journalists, and cultural activists to celebrate the best in Black literature. The evening will culminate in the announcement of the winners of the juried awards for books by Black authors published in 2020 in the categories of debut fiction, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. More than 160 books were submitted by publishers and self-published authors. The judges – all Legacy Award Honorees from previous years – worked independently of the foundation to evaluate the books for artistic excellence and contribution to the literary canon.

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