Deadline: October 16, 2024
About the competition
The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award recognizes outstanding works that contribute to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of cultural diversity.
Awards are given for fiction, poetry, memoir and autobiography, and general nonfiction. For books published and copyrighted in 2024, the submission period begins January 1, 2024, and the deadline is October 16, 2024. The winners are traditionally announced in the spring.
The book must contribute to our understanding of racism and foster an appreciation of cultural diversity. Books must be written in English and published and copyrighted in 2024 to be eligible for the 2025 prize. Awards are given in fiction, poetry, memoir and autobiography, and general nonfiction.
Award recipients traditionally receive $10,000 from the Anisfield-Wolf fund. Attendance at the ceremony is a condition of accepting the award.
Competition guideline
- The book must contribute to our understanding of racism and foster an appreciation of cultural diversity.
- Books must be written in English and published and copyrighted in 2024 to be eligible for the 2025 prize.
- Awards are given in fiction, poetry, memoir and autobiography, and general nonfiction.
- All submitted materials become the property of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards and will not be returned.
- The deadline for submission is October 16, 2024. Entries arriving after the deadline are not eligible.
- Read the whole guideline and submit your entry here.
