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Newbery Medalist
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National Book Award Longlist
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National Book Critics Circle Award
Brian Broome
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Black Girl Magic
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Camille Dungy
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Pulitzer Prize for History
Carrie Fountain
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Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
New York State Poet 2025-2027
Candice Iloh
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Jackson Poetry Prize
Arab American Book Award
Douglas Kearney
National Book Award Longlist
Pulitzer Prize Finalist
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Max Ritvo Poetry Prize
Andrew Krivak
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National Book Award Finalist
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Bard Fiction Prize
Li-Young Lee
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Hurston/Wright Founding Members Award
Hisham Matar
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PEN America Jean Stein Book Award
NBCCA
Erika Meitner
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Jewish Book Award
John Murillo
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Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
Hieu Minh Nguyen
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T. Gunn Award for Gay Poetry
Wallace Stegner Fellow
Chigozie Obioma
Twice Nominated for Booker Prize
NAACP Image Award
Torrey Peters
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PEN/Open Book Award
Deesha Philyaw
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Black Queer Intersectionality
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Lambda Literary Award
Erika L. Sánchez
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Nicole Sealey
Forward Prize
Former Executive Director of Cave Canem (2017-2019)
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National Book Award Finalist
Charif Shanahan
Whiting Award
National Book Award Longlist
NBCC Award Finalist
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Lambda Literary Award
Whiting Award
Maggie Smith
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