NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author

Lahabali ŋɔ kalila ban di mini bɛ ni piigi shɛba NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Debut Author.

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Award winners and finalists
Year Author Title Result Tɛmplet:Abbreviation
2007 Hill Harper Letters to a Young Brother Winner [1]
Lisa Jones Johnson A Dead Man Speaks Nominee [1]
Charlene A. Porter Boldfaced Lies Nominee [1]
Dwight Fryer The Legend of Quito Road Nominee [1]
Bil Carpenter Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia Nominee [1]
2008 Victoria Rowell The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir Winner [2]
Dinaw Mengestu The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears Nominee [3]
Robin Givens Grace Will Lead Me Home Nominee [3]
Ravi Howard “Like Trees, Walking” Nominee [3]
Ishmael Beah A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Nominee [3]
2009 David Glenn Brown Barack, Race, and the Media: Drawing My Own Conclusion Winner [4][5]
2010 Reginald Dwayne Betts A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison Winner [6]
BeNeca Ward 3rd Generation Country Nominee [7]
Attica Locke Black Water Rising Nominee [7]
Farai Chideya Kiss the Sky Nominee [7]
Amanda Smyth Lime Tree Can’t Bear Orange Nominee [7]
2011 Isabel Wilkerson The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration Winner [8]
2012 Shirley Strawberry The Strawberry Letter: Real Talk, Real Advice, Because Bitterness Isn’t Sexy Winner [9]
Denise Hall Brown 2Grieve 2Gether: A Journal from the Heart Helping Survivors and Supporters Navigate the Healing Process Nominee [9]
Justin Torres We the Animals Nominee [9]
Patricia Duncan Defining Moment: Barack Obama: The Historical Journey to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Nominee [9]
Shella Gillus The Loom Nominee [9]
2013 Darryl L. Lacy Nikki G: A Portrait of Nikki Giovanni in Her Own Words Winner [10]
Mayi Ngwala and Allain Ngwala Congo: Spirit of Darkness (Volume 1) Nominee [10][11]
R. Kayeen Thomas Antebellum Nominee [10][11]
Sonia Jackson Myles The Sister Accord: 51 Ways to Love Your Sister Nominee [10][11]
Yvvette Edwards A Cupboard Full of Coats Nominee [10][11]
2014 Sheri Booker Nine Years Under Winner [12]
Hannah Weyer On the Come Up: A Novel, Based on a True Story Nominee [12]
Jason Mott The Returned Nominee [12]
Taiye Selasi Ghana Must Go Nominee [12]
2015 Dwayne Alexander Smith Forty Acres Winner [13]
Darrell Miller The 16th Minute of Fame: An Insider’s Guide for Maintaining Success Beyond 15 Minutes of Fame Nominee [13]
Morowa Yejide Time of the Locust Nominee [13]
Natalie Baszile Queen Sugar Nominee [13]
Toni Ann Johnson Remedy for a Broken Angel Nominee [13]
2016 Chigozie Obioma The Fishermen Winner [14]
Angela Flournoy The Turner House Nominee [14]
April Ryan The Presidency in Black and White: My Up-Close View of Three Presidents and Race in America Nominee [14]
Naomi Jackson The Star Side of Bird Hill Nominee [14]
Wendell Pierce and Rod Dreher The Wind in the Reeds: A Storm, A Play, and the City That Would Not Be Broken Nominee [14]
2017 Trevor Noah Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Winner [15]
Lisa Fenn Carry On Nominee [15]
Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve Crook County: Racism and Injustice in America's Largest Criminal Court Nominee [15]
Natashia Deón Grace Nominee [15]
Cory Booker United: Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing the Common Good Nominee [15]
2018 Stephanie Powell Watts No One Is Coming to Save Us Winner [16]
Devin Allen A Beautiful Ghetto Nominee [16]
Leland Melvin Chasing Spaces: An Astronaut’s Story of Grit, Grace & Second Chances Nominee [16]
Patricia Williams, with Jeannine Amber Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat Nominee [16]
Gabrielle Union We're Going to Need More Wine Nominee [16]
2019 David Mann and Shaun Sanders Us Against the World: Our Secrets to Love, Marriage, and Family Winner [17]
Gaël Faye Small Country Nominee [17]
Janet Dewart Bell Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement Nominee [17]
Nafissa Thompson-Spires Heads of the Colored People (paperback) Nominee [17]
Sheila Brooks and Clint C. Wilson II Lucile H. Bluford and the Kansas City Call: Activist Voice for Social Justice Nominee [17]
2020 Hal Banfield I Am Dance: Words and Images of the Black Dancer Winner [18]
Erica Campbell More Than Pretty: Doing the Soul Work That Uncovers Your True Beauty Nominee [18]
Lauren Wilkinson American Spy Nominee [18]
Joanne Ramos The Farm Nominee [18]
Kiley Reid Such a Fun Age Nominee [18]
2021 Elijah E. Cummings We’re Better Than This: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy Winner [19]
Brittany K. Barnett A Knock at Midnight Nominee [20]
Cole Brown Greyboy: Finding Blackness in a White World Nominee [20]
Megan Giddings Lakewood Nominee [20]
Walter Thompson-Hernández The Compton Cowboys Nominee [20]
2022 Cicely Tyson Just As I Am Winner [21][22]
Katherine Johnson My Remarkable Journey Nominee [22]
Zakiya Dalila Harris The Other Black Girl Nominee [22]
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois Nominee [22]
Rebecca Hall Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts Nominee [22]
2023 George McCalman Illustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen Winner [23]
Boyah J. Farah America Made Me a Black Man Nominee [24]
Ekemini Uwan, Christina Edmondson, and Michelle Higgins Truth’s Table: Black Women’s Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation Nominee [24]
Kai Harris What the Fireflies Knew Nominee [24]
Kevin Fredericks and Melissa Fredericks Marriage Be Hard: 12 Conversations to Keep You Laughing, Loving, and Learning with Your Partner Nominee [24]
2024 Krystle Zara Appiah Rootless Winner [25]
Ani Kayode Somtochukwu And Then He Sang a Lullaby Nominee [26]
Kim Coleman Foote Coleman Hill Nominee [26]
Kleaver Cruz The Black Joy Project Nominee [26]
Breanne McIvor The God of Good Looks Nominee [26]

Kundivihira

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 38th NAACP Image Awards (2007) by Kam Williams (en).
  2. ↑ McCarthy, Libby (2008-02-15). ‘Debaters’ dominates Image Awards (en-US).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The 39th NAACP Image Award Nominations (en-US) (2008-01-08).
  4. ↑ Hite, N'neka (2009-02-13). ‘Bees’ big at NAACP Image Awards (en-US).
  5. ↑ Awards: NAACP Image Literature; Arabic Fiction (2016-02-09).
  6. ↑ Awards: Indies Choice Finalists; NAACP Image Winners (2010-03-02).
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Engelbrektson, Lisa (2010-01-06). ‘Precious’ tops NAACP nominations (en-US).
  8. ↑ Awards: NAACP Image Awards; Arthur C. Clarke Shortlist (2011-03-07).
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Allin, Olivia. 2012 Image Winners. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Couch, Aaron (February 1, 2013). 2013 Image Winners. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Patrick, Diane (2013-01-04). 40 Books Nominated for NAACP Image Awards (en).
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 2014 Image Winners (February 22, 2014). Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Washington, Arlene (February 6, 2015). 2015 Image Winners. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 2016 Image Winners (6 February 2016). Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 2017 Image Award Winners (February 10, 2017). Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 NAACP Image Awards: Full List of Winners (en) (14 January 2018).
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 Nakamura, Reid (2019-03-31). NAACP Image Awards 2019: The Complete Winners List (en-US).
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 Schaffstall, Katherine (22 February 2020). NAACP Image Awards: Lizzo Named Entertainer of the Year; 'Just Mercy,' 'Black-ish' Among Top Winners.
  19. ↑ Jackson, Angelique (2021-03-25). Chadwick Boseman, ‘Black-ish’ and ‘Insecure’ Win Big at Final Night of Non-Televised NAACP Image Awards (en-US).
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 Carras, Christi (2021-02-02). Netflix, HBO and Beyoncé lead 2021 NAACP Image Award nominations (en-US).
  21. ↑ Brathwaite, Lester Fabian (2022-02-27). Angela Bassett, Will Smith, and Meghan Markle among 2022 NAACP Image Award winners: See full list (en).
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 Cohn, Paulette (2022-02-27). Everything You Need to Know About the 2022 NAACP Image Awards—Including Harry and Meghan's Appearance and All the Winners! (en).
  23. ↑ Tinoco, Armando (2023-02-26). Angela Bassett “Did The Thing” & Is Crowned As Entertainer Of The Year At NAACP Image Awards – Complete Winners List (en-US).
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 Lewis, Hilary (2023-01-12). NAACP Image Awards 2023: ‘Wakanda Forever,’ ‘The Woman King’ Among Top Film Nominees (en-US).
  25. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (2024-03-17). NAACP Image Awards Winners List: ‘The Color Purple’ Tops Night As Usher Takes Entertainer Of The Year Trophy (en-US).
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 Nominees Announced for the 55th NAACP Image Awards (en) (2024-01-25).
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