Award Categories
The award categories for the 2011 African American Literary Awards Show are:
- Fiction
- Science Fiction
- Historical Fiction
- Mystery
- Romance
- Christian Fiction
- Street Fiction
- Erotica
- Biography/Memoir
- Non-Fiction
- Short stories/Anthologies
- Children’s Books – Best Story Written For Children
- Poetry
- Magazines (Literary)
- Magazines (Non Literary)
- Self-Help
- Cook Books
- Finance
- Humorist Award of the Year (Stand-up Comics)
- Comedy Book Author of the Year
- Comic Strip
- Breakout Author of the Year (Male and Female)
- Self-published Author of the Year
- Independent Publishing House of the Year
- Publishing House of the Year
- Author of the Year Award (Male and Female)
- Book Club of the Year
- Television Writer of the Year
- Screenwriter of the Year



