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The African American Literary Awards Show

is an entertainment event production and marketing company with a focus on writers and authors.  AALAS produces an annual  Literary  Awards show to recognize, honor, celebrate and promote the outstanding achievements and contributions that African-American authors and writers make to the publishing, arts and entertainment industries
 

The 7th Annual African American Literary Awards Show will take place on Thursday, September 22, 2011 and will be held at Melba's Restaurant - 163 West 125th Street  & Adamn Clayton Powell Blvd.  3rd Floor. 
Tickets: $80 in advance  $85 (cash) at the door.

2011 honorees: Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Author Eric Jerome Dickey and Grammy Nominated Rapper NAS.  Trailblazer Award recipient :Danyel Smith (Editor-in-Chief of Billboard Magazine) & Elliot Wilson ( Founder of Rapradar.com)

Dr. Michael Eric Dyson	Author Eric Jerome Dickey
Grammy Nominated Rapper NAS	Danyel Smith & Elliott Wilson

 

African American Literary Awards Show

The AALAS Awards is the first of its kind.  It is the most comprehensive awards show ever to recognize, honor, celebrate and promote the outstanding achievements and contributions that authors and writers make to the publishing, arts and entertainment industries
 
 

History of African American Literary Awards Show

The African American Literary Award show is the brainchild of Yvette Hayward, president of Y. Hayward, Inc., a public relations company that has been a powerful resource in the literary field for over a decade.