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2008 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Winners

Browse the 2008 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.

Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award 2 categories shown

Debut Fiction

Winner and nominees for the 2008 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Debut Fiction category.

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Winner

She's Gone

Dawes, Kwame

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2007 2008 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award winner

Fiction

Winner and nominees for the 2008 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award Fiction category.

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Winner

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Diaz, Junot

Standalone · General Fiction

Sep-2007 2008 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award winner

Finalist

The Book of Negroes

Hill, Lawrence

Standalone · General Fiction

Nov-2007 2008 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award finalist

Nominee

The Guyanese Wanderer: Stories

Carew, Jan R.

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2007 2008 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award nominee

Nominee

Measuring Time

Habila, Helon

Standalone · General Fiction

Feb-2007 2008 Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award nominee

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