Nominations Process

The nominations process for 2008 will start on May 12, 2008 and will end on June 30, 2008.  The nominees will be announced at the Nominations Brunch in July 2008.

Here are the winners from 2007 African American Literary Awards Show

Winners are in bold.

FICTION

• Eric Jerome Dickey - Sleeping With Strangers
• Clarence Nero - Three Sides To Every Story
• Kimberla Lawson Roby - Love And Lies
• LaTonya Williams - Missed Opportunities

MYSTERY

• Blair Underwood, Tananarive Due & Steven Barnes - Casanegra:  A Tennysen Hardwick Novel
• Tananarive Due & Others - Whispers In The Night: DarkDreams
• Stephen L. White - New England White
• Walter Mosley - Fear Of The Dark
• David Riveria - The Street Sweeper: See No Evil

ROMANCE

• Kendra Norman-Bellamy - In Green Pastures
• Rochelle Alers - Stranger In My Arms
• Brenda Jackson - Risky Pleasures
• Brenda Jackson - Beyond Temptation
• Kathy Marsh - The Aura Of Love

CHRISTIAN FICTION

• Beverly T. Gooden - Confessions Of A Church Girl
• Jamie Karris - Post Script
• Jacquelin Thomas - Redemption
• Victoria Christopher Murray - The Ex Files

URBAN FICITION

• Shannon Holmes - Dirty Games
• Tracy Brown - White Lines
• Wahida Clark - Thug Matrimony

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR

• Sidney Poitier - The Measure of A Man
• Victoria Rowell - The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir
• Robin Givens - Grace Will Lead Me Home
• Eddie Levert, Gerald Levert & Lyah Beth Leflore - I Got Your Back
• Rain Pryor - Jokes My Father Never Taught Me:Life, Love & Loss with Richard Pryor

NON-FICTION

• Jeff Henderson - Cooked: From the Streets to the Stove, from Cocaine to Foie Gras
• Tavis Smiley - What I Know For Sure: My story of growing up in America
• Gil Robertson - Not In My Family: Aids In The African American Community
• Barack Obama - The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming The American Dream (tie)
• Angela Bassett & Courtney B. Vance - Friends: A Love Story (tie)

POETRY

• Michael J. Burt - Love Changes
• Nikki Giovanni - Acolytes
• DuEwa M. Fraizer - Check The Rhyme: An Anthology Of Female Poets & Emcees
• Marc Lacy - Rock & Fire: Love Poetry From The Core
• Barbara Culp - White Smoke Rhymes

MAGAZINES - LITERARY

• Booking Matters
• Black Issues Book Review
• Disilgold Literary Magazine
• Mosaic Magazine
• Quarterly Black Review

SCIENCE FICTION

• L.A. Banks - The Wicked: A Vampire Huntress Legend
• Brandon Massey - Vicious
• L.A. Banks - The Forsaken
• Brandon Massey - Within The Shadows

HISTORICAL FICTION

• Kim Robinson - The Roux In The Gumbo
• Lalita Tademy - Red River
• N. Quamere Cincere - We Ain't No Niggas

MAGAZINES - NON-LITERARY

• Sister 2 Sister
• Vibe Vixen
• Black Enterprise
• The Network Journal
• Ebony

SELF - HELP

• Tyeese Gaines- Reid - The Get A Life Campaign
• Alex Ellis - Restoring The Male Image: A look from the inside out (tie)
• Denzel Washington - A Hand To Guide Me
• Russell Simmons - Do You: 12 laws to access the power in you to achieve happiness and success
• TD Jakes - Reposition Yourself: Living Your Life Without Limits (tie)

COOKBOOKS

• G. Garvin - Turn Up The Heat With G. Garvin
• Roniece Weaver - The Family Style Food Diabetes Cookbook
• Fabiola Demp Gaines & Roniece Weaver - Healthy Soul Food Cooking
• Deliah Winder – Deliah’s Everyday Soul
• Monique – Skinny Cooks Can’t Be Trusted

BREAKOUT AUTHOR OF THE YEAR

• William Frederick Cooper - there's Always A Reason
• Miasha - Mommyh's Angel
• Dana Rondel - A Flower Has Its Own Song
• Venesha - Mistress Me
• Eisa Nefertari Ulen - Crystelle Mourning: A Novel

SELF-PUBLISHED AUTHOR OF THE YEAR

• Dornell M. Griffin & Kodzina D. Griffin - A Divine Addiciton
• Dana Rondel - A Flower Has Its Own Song
• Beverly T. Gooden- Confessions Of A Church Girl
• Venesha - Mistress Me

INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR

• KNB Publications
• Triple Crown Publiciations
• Melodrama Publishing
• RJ Publications

CHILDREN’S BOOK

• Stephanie Perry-Moore - Perfect Joy (Carmen Brown)
• Brittney Holmes - Living Consequences
• Coe Booth - Tyrell
• Jacquelin Thomas - Simply Divine

PLAYWRIGHT OF THE YEAR

• David E. Talbert - Love In The Nick Of Time
• Shelly Garrett - What Kind Of Love Is This?
• JéCaryous Johnson & Gary Guirdy – (I;m Ready Productions) - Whatever She Wants
• JéCaryous Johnson & Gary Guirdy – (I;m Ready Productions) – Men, Money & Gold Diggers

PUBLISHING HOUSE OF THE YEAR

• Penguin Putnam/Dutton
• Harper Collins/Amistad
• Harlem Moon (Random House)
• Kimani Press
• St. Martin's Press

AUTHOR OF THE YEAR - MALE

• Eric Jerome Dickey - Sleeping With Strangers
• Carl Weber - The First Lady
• Shannon Holmes - Dirty Games
• Omar Tyree - What They Want
• Travis Hunter - Something To Die For

AUTHOR OF THE YEAR - FEMALE

• Victoria Christopher Murray - The Ex Files
• Kimberla Lawson Roby - Love And Lies
• Connie Briscoe/Lolita Files/Anita Bunkley - You Only Get Better/Three For The Road/This Time Around
• Francis Ray - Irresistible You
• Mary B. Morrison - When Somebody Loves You Back

BOOK CLUB OF THE YEAR

• Black Expressions Book Club
• G.A.A.L Bookclub of Atlanta
• G.U.R.U. Bookclub
• OSSA Bookclub
• Rawsistaz Literary Group

TELEVISION WRITER OF THE YEAR

• Ali LeRoi - Everybody Hates Chris
• Mara Brock Ali - The Game
• Stacey Littlejohn - All Of Us
• Tyler Perry - House Of Payne

EROTICA

• Trista Russell - Chocolate Covered Forbidden Fruit
• Zane - Carmel Flava: The Eroticanor.com Anthology
• Noire - Thong On Fire: An Urban Erotic Tale
• J. Tremble - Secrets Of A Housewife
• Joylynn M. Jossell - Wet

COMEDY/HUMOR

• Mother Love with Tonya Bolden - Half The Mother, Twice The Love
• Nina Foxx - No Girl Needs A Husband Seven Days A Week
• Pat G’orge Walker – Crusin’ On Desperation

COMIC STRIP

• Keith Knight - The K Chronicles
• Aaron McGruder - The Boondocks
• Jerry Craft - Mama's Boyz