Hurston/Wright Crossover Award
Deadline February 3 (must be received by this date), formerly April 2. Recommended free contest awards $2,000, tuition-free attendance of a Hurston/Wright summer writers' workshop, and a complimentary ticket to the Legacy Awards Ceremony for a “stand-alone essay or excerpt from a [nonfiction] book-in-progress”, 20 pages maximum, that “explores and illuminates the various intersections of culture and society through innovative storytelling, original reporting, and/or provocative commentary” by a Black writer age 18+ who has never previously published a book in any genre and via any publishing platform. No simultaneous submissions. Sponsored by ESPN's Andscape and administered by the Hurston/Wright Foundation, this award “honors probing, provocative, and original new voices in literary nonfiction. Named after the most common dribbling move in basketball, the Crossover Award aims to highlight an unconventional winner who writes across genres and can effectively crossover between writing styles and techniques". Enter online.
Source: https://hurstonwrightfoundation.submittable.com/submit
Published: February 1, 2025
