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Edition 42 (2021)

Literary awardMulticultural literatureNo genre restrictions (novels, poetry, non-fiction, etc.)

Winners

17 people
Ayad Akhtar Winner
Maisy Card Winner
Anthony Cody Winner

A hybrid work combining travel writing, memoir, and philosophical inquiry that reflects on end-times themes, civilization's fragility, and experiences in the desert.

A hybrid work combining travel writing, memoir, and philosophical inquiry that reflects on end-times themes, civilization's fragility, and experiences in the desert.

336 pages
Journeyrecollectionthe endthe fragility of civilizationdesert

This book depicts the history of radical Puerto Rican organizations in New York in the 1960s, based on testimonies and documents.

This book depicts the history of radical Puerto Rican organizations in New York in the 1960s, based on testimonies and documents.

468 pages
historypolitical movementPuerto Rican Americancivil rightsradicalism

A 2020 collection of poems exploring the relationship between the world and the individual from a mature perspective.

A 2020 collection of poems exploring the relationship between the world and the individual from a mature perspective.

96 pages
poemhistorylosedietestimony
John Giorno Winner

An autobiography that reminisces about the world of avant-garde art and poetry in New York in the 1960s, along with desire, friendship, and the passion of creation.

An autobiography that reminisces about the world of avant-garde art and poetry in New York in the 1960s, along with desire, friendship, and the passion of creation.

368 pages
memoirpoemartsexualitycounter culture

A seven-essay collection that examines racialized experiences and emotional complexity of being Asian American, blending memoir and cultural criticism.

A seven-essay collection that examines racialized experiences and emotional complexity of being Asian American, blending memoir and cultural criticism.

224 pages
asian americanracerecollectioncultural criticismself-awareness

A collection of poems that questions freedom and oppression through a narrator who uses poetry as a weapon to restore dignity within the prison system.

A collection of poems that questions freedom and oppression through a narrator who uses poetry as a weapon to restore dignity within the prison system.

104 pages
poemprisonracesuppressionfreedom
Gerald Horne Winner

A historical study that traces the origins of slavery, white supremacy, settler colonialism, and capitalism, and questions the myths of America's history.

A historical study that traces the origins of slavery, white supremacy, settler colonialism, and capitalism, and questions the myths of America's history.

303 pages
historyslaverycolonialismcapitalismwhite supremacy
Judy Juanita Winner
Aiki Kelley Winner
Maryemma Graham Lifetime Achievement Award