Hurston/Wright College Writing Awards go to students at the University of Cincinnati and the University of Mississippi
Washington, DC—The Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation’s 2020 Award for College Writers goes to a student at the University of Cincinnati, for fiction, and a student at the University of Mississippi, for poetry.
Sadia Hassan, an MFA candidate at the University of Mississippi, wins the poetry prize for her collection titled “Black Girl Prayer Poems.”
The award, which debuted in 1991 and is the longest-running program of the Hurston/Wright Foundation, encourages college creative writers with support early in their writing careers.
The Legacy Awards ceremony also features the announcement of the winners of the juried awards for debut fiction, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, as well as presentation of awards for college writers and career achievement.
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