The Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards program in the United States honors published Black writers worldwide for literary achievement.
Introduced in 2001, the Legacy Award was the first national award presented to Black writers by a national organization of Black writers.
[1][2] It is granted for fiction, nonfiction and poetry, selected in a juried competition.
Panels of acclaimed writers serve as judges to select nominees, finalists and winners.
[4] Nominees are honored at the Legacy Awards ceremony, held the third Friday in October.