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Black Authors Matter TV Awards - Finalists
Vote for your favorite interview in each category. The interview date is provided next to the name. Interviews can be viewed on the National Black Book Festival Facebook page in the videos section.
https://www.facebook.com/nationalblackbookfestival/videos
Select only ONE interviewee in each category. Only one submission per IP address per day is allowed but you may vote multiple times. Voting among the finalists opens on April 15th and closes on April 29th. The winner in each category will be announced on the live-streamed awards show on May 13th at 7:00 p.m. CST/8:00 p.m. EST.
Biography/Memoir
Marita Golden - 02/25/25
Casey Grant - 05/07/24
Star Rebell - 06/18/24
Tanya Smith - 09/03/24
Malika Williams - 02/04/25
Children's
Erika Archer - 10/01/24
Sharon Draper - 08/27/24
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson - 12/17/24
Karter Reed and Armanette Reed - 11/12/24
Jewell Parker Rhodes and Kelly McWilliams - 07/30/24
Christian Fiction/Religious/Faith
Shelia E. Bell - 02/04/25
Linda Henderson - 06/04/24
Rhonda McKnight - 06/11/24
Pat Simmons - 09/24/24
Michelle Stimpson - 03/19/24
Fantasy/Urban Fiction
Marc Beausejour - 03/12/24
Roy Glenn - 02/18/25
LaJill Hunt - 02/18/25
Jahquel J - 10/01/24
Khanyon G. Jerome - 08/27/24
Historical Fiction
Piper Huguley - 04/16/24
Angela Jackson-Brown - 12/10/24
Earl Sewell - 11/19/24
Trisha R. Thomas - 12/17/24
Tiffany Warren - 01/14/25
History
Justene Hill Edwards - 02/18/25
Chris Morehouse - 01/21/25
Gerald Smith - 06/18/24
Ron Tarver - 09/10/24
Dr. George Walters-Sleyon - 01/28/25
Mainstream Fiction
Avery Cunningham - 3/12/24
Mary Monroe - 04/02/24
Leonard Pitts - 07/30/24
Alretha Thomas - 11/19/24
Omar Tyree - 05/28/24
Motivational/Inspirational
Angela Anderson - 02/25/25
Melanie Bonita - 09/17/24
Erica Ford - 01/21/25
Marvin O'Bryant - 11/26/24
Debra Owsley - 11/12/24
Mystery/Thriller/Crime Fiction
Sharon C. Cooper - 08/20/24
Brandon Massey - 07/09/24
Wanda Morris - 07/09/24
Brian W. Smith - 03/19/24
Pamela Samuels Young and Dwayne Alexander Smith - 07/16/24
Non-Fiction
Peggy Dixon - 06/04/2024
Dr. Cedric Howard - 01/14/25
Victor McGlothin - 04/02/24
Drs. Sylvia Morris, Angela C.B. Walker, Diane Boykin - 06/04/24
Dr. Sabrina N. Williams - 08/13/24
Romance
A. C. Arthur - 06/25/24
Kimberly Brown - 04/23/24
Sylvia Hubbard - 10/29/24
Siera London - 06/25/24
Jacquelin Thomas - 01/14/25
Women's Fiction
Phyllis Dixon - 10/29/24
Suzette Harrison and Suzette Riddick - 06/11/24
K. C. Mills - 03/04/25
Suzetta Perkins - 06/04/24
Jessica Tilles - 10/15/24
Young Adult Fiction/Poetry
Nikki Anthony - 01/07/25
G Douglas Davis IV - 12/03/24
Kim Johnson - 07/09/24
Marc Lacy - 08/27/24
Farrah Rochon - 05/07/24
Bookstores
Karla Aghedo, SisStore Joy Christian Bookstore - 11/19/24
Aysia Brown, Protagonist Black Bookstore - 05/28/24
Tammie Martin, KRC Bookstore - 05/21/24
Jasmine Okafor & Enkeshi El-Amin, A Small Place Bookstore - 01/07/25
Tamara Shiloh, Multicultural Bookstore - 05/07/24
Book Industry Support
Shenitha Burton, S.H.E. Publishing LLC - 09/10/24
Jennifer Copeland, Avid Reader - 02/11/25
Sharon Elliott, Author and Literary Agent - 09/17/24
Lasheera Lee, Literary Agent - 04/09/24
Lissa Woodson, Literary Agent - 01/21/25
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