Here are the nominees for the 7th Annual African American Literary Awards Show. Voting starts Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Go to http://www.literaryawardshow.com to vote online on 7/27/11
Fiction
Dorothy by LaToya S. Watkins
He Was My Man First – Courtney Parker & Nancey Flowers
No One in the World: A Novel – E. Lynn Harris & RM Johnson
Mama Ruby – Mary Monroe
Money Can’t Buy Love – Connie Briscoe
Self help
How To Get Out Of Your Own Way – Tyrese Gibson
The Strawberry Letter: Real Talk, Real Advice, Because Bitterness Isn’t Sexy – Shirley Strawberry
Why Do I Have To Think Like A Man?: How To Think Like A Lady And Still Get The Man – Shanae Hall & Rhonda Frost Priceless Inspirations – Antonia Carter
A Belle in Brooklyn: The Go-to Girl for Advice on Living Your Best Single Life – Demetria Lucas
Biography/Memoir
Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption-from South Central to Hollywood – Ice T
The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring – Sugar Ray Leonard
Flavor Flav: The Icon The Memoir – Flavor Flav
Love Brought Me Back: A Journey of Loss and Gain – Natalie Cole
Transparent – Don Lemon
Christian Fiction
An Inconvenient Friend by Rhonda McKnight
Right Package, Wrong Baggage by Wanda B. Campbell
The Deal, The Dance & The Devil – Victoria Christopher Murray
Crowning Glory – Pat Simmons
Who Said It Would Be Easy?: A Story of Faith (Zane Presents) – Cheryl Faye
Erotica
Strawberries, Stilettos, and Steam – Imani True & Dreama Skye
Southern Comfort” by Cynnamon Foster and Nina Foxx
Sixty-Nine – Pynk
Smooth Operator – Risque
Nasty – Dr. XYZ
Street Fiction
Justify My Thug – Wahida Clark
My Kinda Girl” by Michael McGrew
The Prada Plan 2 – Ashley Antoinette
Welfare Wifeys: A Hood Rat Novel – K’wan
Memoirs Of An Accidental Hustler – JM Benjamin
Non Fiction
I Shall Not Die: Living A Psalm 118:17 Existence – Kendra Norman Bellamy
Fail Up: 20 Lessons on Building Success from Failure – Tavis Smiley
Black Woman Redefined: Dispelling Myths and Discovering Fulfillment in the Age of Michelle Obama – Sophia Nelson
Peace from Broken Pieces – Iyanla Vanzant
Becoming a Woman of Destiny: Turning Life’s Trials into Triumphs! – Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook
Mystery
Giving Up The Ghost by Stacy-Deanne
Ask Nicely and I Might by Lorraine Elzia
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey – Walter Mosley
Price Of Fame – Amaleka McCall
Surrender the Dark – L.A. Banks
Children/Young Adult
Getting Played by Celeste O. Norfleet
Drama Queens –ReShonda Tate Billingsley
Giant Steps To Change The World – Spike Lee & Tonya Lewis Lee
Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Terrible Terrel – Whoopi Goldberg
Teen Girls Need L.O.V.E. by S.Dodson
Romance
Inseparable – Brenda Jackson
Sweet Persuasions– Rochelle Alers
Unexpected Interruptions – Trice Hickman
Twice The Temptation – Francis Ray
The Proposal – Brenda Jackson
Short stories/Anthologies
A Woman’s Revenge by Tiffany L. Warren, Sherri Lewis and Rhonda McKnight –
Home Again: Stories of Restored Relationships by Wanda B. Campbell, Dijorn Moss, Tyora Moody and Trinea Moss
Between the Sheets – Tamika Newhouse, NiCola Mitchell and Anna Black
Magazines (Non -Literary)
Black Enterprise
Ebony
Uptown
JET
Upscale
Magazines (Literary)
Mosaic Books
Booking Matters
Written
African Voices
Black Literature Magazine
Humorist Award of the Year (Stand-up Comics)
Kevin Hart
Sherri Shepherd
Chris Spencer
Tony Rock
Rickey Smiley
Self Published Author of The Year
The Ultimate Question: Will Love Ever Know Me – Tamika Newhouse
Con Test: Double Life – Rahiem Brooks
Twisted – Ni’cola
Devour, One Man’s Tale of Love, Intimacy, and Ecstasy – D.A. Williams
Breakout Author of the Year
Tour Secrets – Winkk
The Putting Away – Sharel E. Gordon-Love
Open Your Eyes – Schelle Halloway
Shady – Dell Banks
Girl, Get Your Mind Right – Tionna Smalls
Publishing House Of The Year
St. Martin’s Press
Kensington
Kimani Press
Grand Central Publishing
Simon & Schuster
Independent Publisher Of The Year
Peace In The Storm
A New Quality Publishing
Delphine Publications
NCM Publishing
Black Dawn Books
Author Of The Year – Male
J.M. Benjamin – Memoirs Of An Accidental Hustler
Walter Mosley – The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
E. Lynn Harris & RM Johnson – No One In The World
Carl Weber – Choir Director
K’wan – Welfare Wifeys
Author Of The Year – Female
Victoria Christopher Murray (The Deal, The Dance & The Devil)
Kimberla Lawson Roby – Love, Honor and Betray
Pat G’Orge Walker – Don’t Blame The Devil
Nancey Flowers & Courtney Parker – He Was My Man First
Sophia Nelson – Redefining The Black Woman
Bookclub of the Year
Black Expressions
AAMBC
The D-Cup Divas
African American Literary Book Club (AALBC)
Go On Girl Bookclub
Television Writer Of The Year
Tyler Perry – House Of Payne
Ali LeRoi – Are We There Yet
Mara Brock Akil – The Game
Stacy A. Littlejohn- Single Ladies
Shonda Rhimes – The Practice
Screenwriter Of The Year
Tracey E. Edmonds – Jumping The Broom
Salim Akil – Jumping The Broom
Tyler Perry – For Colored Girls
Tyler Perry – Madea’s Big Happy Family
Comic Strip
Aarron McGruder – Boondocks
Jerry Craft – Mama’s Boyz
Ray Billingsley – Curtis
Keith Knight – The K Chronicles
Robb Armstrong –Jumpstart
Comedy Author
Girl, Get Your Mind Right – Tionna Smalls
Is It Just Me?: Or is it nuts out there? – Whoopi Goldberg
Don’t Blame The Devil – Pat G’orge Walker
More info at www.literaryawardshow.com
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