Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers

Established by novelist Marita Golden to honor excellence in fiction writing by students of African descent enrolled full time as an undergraduate or graduate student in any college or university in the United States.

At the time of submission, applicants must be enrolled in a college or university full time as an undergraduate or graduate student. Writers who have published a book in any genre are ineligible.

The Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation is the nation's resource center for writers, readers, and supporters of Black literature. The only organization of its kind that provides culturally sensitive services and guidance for Black writers at every stage of their development.

Award Amount :
$500 - $1,000

Deadline:
January 15, 2008

Website/Contact Info:
www.hurston-wright.org/< hww_award_for_college_writers.shtml