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ESSENCE's First Annual Literary Awards Winners

ESSENCE's First Annual Literary Awards Winners
By · Updated October 30, 2020
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40441 Literary Lifetime

Terry McMillan is honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Patrik Henry Bass, Senior Editor, Books and Arts.

ESSENCE’s First Annual Literary Awards Winners
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40361 Literary Smith

The first-annual 2008 ESSENCE Literary Awards included a who’s who of the literary industry. The invitation-only event celebrated established and emerging African-American authors at Le Parker Meridien in New York City.

Hoda Kotb and Dr. Ian Smith present the night’s first award to Tracy K. Smith for her poetry collection Duende.

ESSENCE’s First Annual Literary Awards Winners
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40371 Literary Presidents

Bishop T.D. Jakes accepts The President’s Award from Michelle Ebanks, President of Essence Communications, Inc., for his uplifting book Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits.

ESSENCE’s First Annual Literary Awards Winners
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40381 Literary Tdjakes

Bishop T.D. Jakes gives his remarks after accepting The President’s Award.

ESSENCE’s First Annual Literary Awards Winners
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40382 Literary Lady

Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe accepts the Photography Literary Award for her book Daufuskie Island.

ESSENCE’s First Annual Literary Awards Winners
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40391 Literary Children

Author Troy Cle, winner for Best Children’s Book, hugs presenter Victoria Rowell.

ESSENCE’s First Annual Literary Awards Winners
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40402 Literary Jackson

Moriba Jackson © of the Countee Cullen Branch of the New York Public Library, located in Central Harlem, accepts a certificate of donation from Angela Burt-Murray (l) and Patrik Henry Bass.

ESSENCE’s First Annual Literary Awards Winners
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40411 Literary Memoir

Author Edwidge Danticat holds her award for Best Memoir flanked by event hosts Hoda Kotb and Dr. Ian Smith.

ESSENCE’s First Annual Literary Awards Winners
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40421 Literary Nonfiction

Hoda Kotb, TODAY show co-anchor, and Dr. Ian Smith, creator of The 50 Million Pound Challenge pose with the winners of the Best Non-Fiction Award, Michael Fletcher and Kevin Merida.

ESSENCE’s First Annual Literary Awards Winners
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40451 Literary Labanks

Novelist L.A. Banks accepts the Storyteller Of The Year award, voted on Essence.com.

ESSENCE’s First Annual Literary Awards Winners
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