Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence

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.

External links

Official website

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[1] Memmott, Carol. "New Voices: Ravi Howard", USA Today, 14 February 2007.

[2] Davis, Kristy. "O's 2011 Summer Reading List", "Oprah.com", no date.

[3] Hatley, James. "Making Gaines" Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, 225, Louisiana, 22 May 2012.

[4] Waddington, Chris (2015). "Nation's biggest prize for African-American writers goes to Stephanie Powell Watts | NOLA.com". nola.com. Retrieved 23 September 2015.

[5] Waddington, Chris. "Novelist Attica Locke wins biggest U.S. award for African-American writers", "NOLA.com|The Times-Picayune", Louisiana, 29 October 2013.

[Brasted_2015-6] 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.

[7] "Winners". The Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

[8] Johnson, Chevel (23 Jan 2019). "Jamel Brinkley wins Ernest J. Gaines Award recognizing African-American fiction writers". USA TODAY. Retrieved 17 March 2019.

[9] Johnson, Chevel (30 January 2020). "Houston writer Bryan Washington to receive Gaines Award". AP. Retrieved 26 February 2020.