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>>INFO: urban spectrum announces black book award recipients
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Greetings Everyone:
Its Ta'Shia Asanti, Senior Book Reviewer and Founder of the National Black Book Awards for the Urban Spectrum Newspaper in Denver.
I'm honored to announce this year's recipients of the National Black Book Awards or and the recipients of the most honorable Emerging Writer Awards and Literary Hero/Shero Awards. Congratulations!
Each winner is formally recognized and honored in the February 2006 issue of the Urban Spectrum Newspaper before thousands of readers. Book submissions and contributions to the field of literary arts went through a strict and grueling review process. Our award recipient's creative gifts, hard work and determination are to be celebrated!
From all of us at the Urban Spectrum Newspaper and the reading world, we congratulate all those who submitted their work.
National Best Novel by an Africa-born Writer
Sky-High Flames-Unoma Nguemo Azuah-Winner
National Best Poetry Book (Female)
The Power Journal-Waset-Winner
Where the Apple Falls-Samiya Bashir-Runner Up
National Best Poetry Book (Male)
The Language of Saxophones (City Light Books)-Kamau Daaood-Winner
The Second Chapter: Acceptance-Shelton Jackson-Runner Up
National Best Novel by a Black Writer
Genevieve (Dutton)-Eric Jerome Dickey-Winner
Am I My Sister’s Keeper (i-Universe) S. Stephens-Winner
National Best Collection of Short Stories by a Black Writer
Stranger Than Fiction-Marcia Denrique Preudhomme-Winner (Tied)
Walk Like a Man-Laurinda D. Brown-Winner (Tied)
National Best Non-Fiction Book
(Memoir) Yellow Black-The First Twenty-one Years of a Poet’s Life (Third World Press)--Haki Madhubuti-Winner
National Best Non-fiction Anthology Edited by a Black Editor
Beyond Black Face-Africana Images in U.S. Media (Kendall Hunt Publishing)-Akil Houston-Winner
National Best Book on African Spirituality
Heeding the Ancestral Call-Iyanifa Ifalola Aboyade Omobola-Winner
Tradition & Transformation-Classical Writings on the Ifa/Yoruba Traditional Religion (Kanda Mukutu Books) Baba Koleoso Karade-Winner
National Best Erotic Fiction by a Black SGL Author
Walk Like a Man (CEI Books)-Laurinda D. Brown-Winner
National Best Fiction by a Black SGL Author
I Wrote This Song-Dayne Avery-Winner
Am I My Sister’s Keeper-S. Stephens-Winner
National Best Book of Poetry by a SGL Black Poet
Where the Apple Falls (Red Bone Press)-Samiya Bashir-Winner
The Second Chapter: Acceptance-Shelton Jackson-Winner
Honorable Mention of a Denver Writer
Urban Spectrum Newspaper gives Karen Degroot Carter an Honorable Mention for her book One Sister’s Song (Pearl Street Publishing) which addresses the issue of bi-racial love and facilitates cultural healing. Carter’s work reaches out to communities of color in a fashion that supports continued understanding and respect for diversity across barriers of culture, race and gender.
Urban Spectrum Emerging Writer Award
These awards are given to young or emerging writers who’ve had significant publishing records but have not yet been published by a mainstream publishing house. The work of these recipients is highly inspirational to young writers and poets and serves as a role model to writers seeking a career in publishing.
Azaan Glover, widely published journalist and poet, former editor of GBF Magazine and contributing editor to SBC Magazine. Azaan Glover is a noted African-American activist, feminist and cultural educator. She is recognized for her unwavering commitment to creating environments for the empowerment of SGL Black women and African-Americans as a whole.
Sister Waset-author of the nationally acclaimed Power Journal is a frequent radio talk show guest on Harambee Radio Network, as well as a widely-featured public speaker and activist on issues related to the empowerment of young Black women. Waset’s “in your face” style of poetry, prose and essay writing has touched and transformed the lives of thousands.
Literary Hero/Shero Award
These coveted awards are given to professionals in the area of publishing and/or literature who have created major visibility for Black writers and journalists through their work or writing and has created sustaining outlets for literature written by writers of color.
Haki Madhubuti receives the Literary Hero Award for his distinguished and transformative work as a book publisher, writer, educator and activist. Haki’s company, Third World Press, has published the writing of hundreds of this nation’s most distinguished African-American writers. Haki’s cultural and educational institutions, college programs and writing conferences have created opportunities for higher education, cultural affirmation and literary development. Haki’s publication record includes 30 books and a lifelong dedication to supporting the work and lives of African-American writers.
Stephanie Dakara Wynne receives the Literary Shero Award for her work as a longtime magazine publisher (GBF), filmmaker (more than 10 short independent films) and most recently as a radio network founder. Dakara’s cutting edge journalistic style and innovative work as a filmmaker has created visibility for pertinent issues impacting the Black community including racism, classism and homophobia. Dakara’s nationally circulated magazine, GBF, has created an outlet for thousands of SGL Black writers to publish their writing, poetry, fiction, essays and articles.
Iyanifa Ifalola Aboyade Omobola’s receives the Literary Shero Award for her work as publisher and web master of the on-line magazine Oya n’soro at www.windwhispers.com. Through her internationally known web-zine, Omobola has published the writing of thousands of educators, cultural leaders and best-selling writers. Her recently published book, Heeding the Ancestral Call, continues her legacy of providing information and wisdom that uplifts, heals and educates communities of African descent.
Best-selling author, Terry McMillan, receives the Literary Shero Award for her work on the novel The Interruption of Everything (Viking) which highlights the rich experiences of women and families of African descent. McMillan is also recognized for her work as one of groundbreaking authors of ethnic fiction. McMillan has worked as an editor, writer and also as a film consultant for the screen adaptations of three of her novels, Waiting to Exhale, How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Disappearing Acts. US salutes literary icon Terry McMillan.
Iya Ta’Shia Asanti is an award-winning writer, poet, journalist and Senior Book Reviewer for the Urban Spectrum Newspaper. She is also the founder and director of the Colorado Institute for Indigenous Cultural Studies. More about her work can be found at her web site www.sacreddoor.com
You can view the on-line version of the Urban Spectrum issue with the awards article at:
http://www.urbanspectrum.net/entertainment/book-review.htm
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