Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence
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The Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence is a national literary award designed to recognize rising African-American fiction writers. It is underwritten by donors of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation in honor of the literary heritage provided by author Ernest J. Gaines.
Past winners
- 2007 - Olympia Vernon, A Killing in This Town
- 2008 - Ravi Howard, Like Trees, Walking[1]
- 2009 - Jeffrey R. Allen, Holding Pattern: Stories
- 2010 - Victor LaValle, Big Machine[2]
- 2011 - Dinaw Mengestu, How to Read the Air[3]
- 2012 - Stephanie Powell Watts, We Are Taking Only What We Need[4]
- 2013 - Attica Locke, The Cutting Season[5]
- 2014 - Mitchell S. Jackson, The Residue Years[6]
- 2015 - T. Geronimo Johnson, Welcome to Braggsville
- 2016 - Crystal Wilkinson, The Birds of Opulence
- 2017 - Ladee Hubbard, The Talented Ribkins[7]
- 2018 - Jamel Brinkley, A Lucky Man[8]
- 2019 - Bryan Washington, Lot[9]
Panel of Judges
References
- ^ Memmott, Carol. "New Voices: Ravi Howard", USA Today, 14 February 2007.
- ^ Davis, Kristy. "O's 2011 Summer Reading List", "Oprah.com", no date.
- ^ Hatley, James. "Making Gaines" Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, 225, Louisiana, 22 May 2012.
- ^ Waddington, Chris (2015). "Nation's biggest prize for African-American writers goes to Stephanie Powell Watts | NOLA.com". nola.com. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ Waddington, Chris. "Novelist Attica Locke wins biggest U.S. award for African-American writers", "NOLA.com|The Times-Picayune", Louisiana, 29 October 2013.
- ^ Brasted, Chelsea (23 January 2015). "Mitchell S. Jackson accepts Ernest J. Gaines Award for his debut, 'The Residue Years'". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Winners". The Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ Johnson, Chevel (23 Jan 2019). "Jamel Brinkley wins Ernest J. Gaines Award recognizing African-American fiction writers". USA TODAY. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ Johnson, Chevel (30 January 2020). "Houston writer Bryan Washington to receive Gaines Award". AP. Retrieved 26 February 2020.