The following is a list of major awards won by African Americans for literary, journalistic, and scholarly writing compiled by San Diego State University Librarian Robert Fikes, Jr. The list includes all awards earned by these writers for fiction and non fiction. Links to specific prizes appear immediately below. The entire list follows at the end. If you have any questions or suggestions concerning this list please contact Mr. Fikes.
African Studies Association Melville Herskovits Awards
American Academy of Diplomacy Book Award
American Bar Association Silver Gavel Awards in Law
American Education Research Association Book Award
American Education Studies Association Book Award
American Historical Association and Affiliates Awards
American Institute of Physics Award
American Political Science Association Awards
American Sociological Association Book Awards
American Studies Association
ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for Music Criticism
Carl Sandburg Award
Child Magazine Best Parenting Book
Christian Booksellers Association Christy Award
Edgar Allan Poe Award
Gertrude Stein Award
Grand Prix Policier
Jack Kerouac Literary Prize
Jean Stein Award of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters
Kingsley Tuffs Poetry Award
Law and Economics Center Prize
Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize
Locus Award for Science Fiction
London Sunday Times Book of the Year
Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion
Macavity Award for Mystery Writing
Medieval Academy of America Haskins Medal
Modern Language Association
National Book Award
National Book Critics Circle Award
National Religious Book Award
Nebula Awards for Science Fiction
Newbery Medal
New York Drama Critics Circle Award
Nobel Prize
Obie Award
O’Henry Prize
Paul Davidoff Award for Outstanding Book
PEN/Faulkner Award
Poetry Society of America Awards
Pulitzer Prize
Shamus Award
Society of Urban Anthropology Anthony Leeds Prize
Southern Historical Association H.L. Mitchell Award
Southern Political Science Award
Story Prize
