10/12/2026
๐โจ **25 YEARS OF BLACK LITERARY EXCELLENCE โ THE LEGACY CONTINUES!** โจ๐
๐ **CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2026 ZORA/LEGACY AWARD WINNERS & MERIT AWARDEES!** ๐
What an unforgettable celebration of **BLACK BRILLIANCE, LITERATURE, CULTURE & LEGACY!** ๐ค๐
The **25th Annual Zora/Legacy Awards** celebrated the extraordinary writers, storytellers, and literary trailblazers whose words continue to inspire generations!
๐ **MEET OUR 2026 ZORA/LEGACY AWARD WINNERS!**
๐ **Debut Fiction:** Justin Haynes โ *Ibis*
๐ **Fiction:** Harmonia Rosales โ *Chronicles of Ori*
๐ **Nonfiction:** Danielle Bainbridge โ *Dandelion*
๐ **Poetry:** Doug Kearney โ *I Imagine I Been Science Fiction Always*
๐ **Crossover:** Michael LeRoy Williamson โ *Light in Word Form*
๐ **Prose College:** Wilhemina Lawerh-Lawerh โ *My Husband*
๐ **Poetry College:** Alyssa Bardge โ *Lady Pistol Whip*
๐ **HONORING OUR 2026 MERIT AWARDEES!**
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**Dr. Joanne V. Gabbin** โ Madame CJ Walker Merit Award
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**Dr. Martha S. Jones** โ Ella Baker Merit Award
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**Dr. Robin D.G. Kelley** โ North Star Merit Award
๐๐พ **LET'S GIVE ALL OF OUR WINNERS AND HONOREES THEIR FLOWERS!** ๐
To our winners, honorees, supporters, and literary community โ **THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THE LEGACY!**
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