This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Instructional. The award has been given out since 2007 and since its conception, T.D. Jakes and Daymond John hold the record for most wins in this category with two each.
| Year | Book | Author | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Mama Made the Difference | Winner | [1] | |
| Finalist | [2] | |||
| Shine: A Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Journey to Finding Love | Finalist | |||
| Skinny Cooks Can't Be Trusted | Mo'Nique | Finalist | ||
| Southern Homecoming Traditions: Recipes and Remembrances | Finalist | |||
| 2008 | Winner | [3] | ||
| Do You!: 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success | Finalist | [4] | ||
| Guide to Having Everything You Ever Dreamed of and More | Finalist | |||
| Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits | Finalist | |||
| This Year You Write Your Novel | Finalist | |||
| 2009 | ||||
| Year | Book | Author | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man | Winner | [5] | |
| Down to Business: The First 10 Steps to Entrepreneurship for Women | Finalist | [6] | ||
| Start Where You Are: Life Lessons in Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be | Finalist | |||
| Your Money or Your Life | Finalist | |||
| Finalist | ||||
| 2011 | Winner | [7] | ||
| Diet-Free for Life: A Revolutionary Food, Fitness and Mindset Makeover to Maximize Fat Loss | Finalist | |||
| If it Takes a Village, Build One: How I Found Meaning Through a Life of Service and 100+ Ways You Can Too | Finalist | |||
| Finalist | ||||
| , Rhonda McLean, and Marsha Haygood | Finalist | |||
| 2012 | T.D. Jakes | Winner | [8] | |
| Finalist | ||||
| Living My Dream: An Artistic Approach to Marketing | Finalist | |||
| Our Difficult Sunlight: A Guide to Poetry, Literacy and Social Justice in Classroom & Community | Finalist | |||
| Too Important to Fail: Saving America's Boys | Finalist | |||
| 2013 | Health First: The Black Woman's Wellness Guide | Winner | [9] | |
| 12 Ways to Put Money in Your Pocket Every Month Without A Part Time Job; The Skinny Book That Makes Your Wallet Fat | Finalist | |||
| Formula 50: A 6-Week Workout and Nutrition Plan That Will Transform Your Life | 50 Cent | Finalist | ||
| It's Complicated (But It Doesn't Have to Be): A Modern Guide to Finding and Keeping Love | Finalist | |||
| Finalist | ||||
| 2014 | Winner | [10] | ||
| Do I Look Like an ATM? A Parent's Guide to Raising Financially Responsible African-American Children | Finalist | |||
| Plan D: How to Lose Weight and Beat Diabetes (Even If You Don't Have It) | and Billie Fitzpatrick | Finalist | ||
| Recruiting and Retaining Culturally Different Students in Gifted Education | Finalist | |||
| Finalist | ||||
| 2015 | Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life | , Michèle Stephenson and Hilary Beard | Winner | [11] |
| 101 Scholarship Applications: What It Takes to Obtain a Debt-Free College Education | Gwen Richardson | Finalist | ||
| 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse | Finalist | |||
| Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, Caribbean and Southern Flavors Remixed | Finalist | |||
| Justice While Black: Helping African-American Families Navigate and Survive the Criminal Justice | and Nick Chiles | Finalist | ||
| 2016 | Soul Food Love: Healthy Recipes Inspired by One Hundred Years of Cooking in a Black Family | and Caroline Randall Williams | Winner | [12] |
| Big Words to Little Me: Tips and Advice for the Younger Self | and Jessie Lee | Finalist | ||
| Free Your Mind: An African American Guide to Meditation and Freedom | Finalist | |||
| Grandbaby Cakes: Modern Recipes, Vintage Charm, Soulful Memories | Finalist | |||
| Keep Calm… It’s Just Real Estate: Your No-Stress Guide to Buying a Home | Finalist | |||
| 2017 | and Daniel Paisner | Winner | [13] | |
| Green Smoothies for Life | Finalist | |||
| LA Reid Sing to Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who’s Next | Finalist | |||
| Running the Long Race in Gifted Education: Narratives and Interviews from Culturally Diverse Gifted Adults | , Anthony Sparks, and Diana Slaughter Kotzin | Finalist | ||
| and Douglas Abrams | Finalist | |||
| 2018 | Winner | [14] | ||
| Ballerina Body: Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Leaner, Stronger, and More Graceful You | Finalist | |||
| Notoriously Dapper - How to Be A Modern Gentleman with Manners, Style and Body Confidence | Finalist | |||
| Kristen Kish Cooking | and Meredith Erickson | Finalist | ||
| Exponential Living - Stop Spending 100% of Your Time on 10% of Who You Are | and Douglas Abrams | Finalist | ||
| 2019 | Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewarding Life | and Daniel Paisner | Winner | [15] |
| Carla Hall's Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration | and Genevieve Ko | Finalist | ||
| For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics | , Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry, Minyon Moore, and Veronica Chambers | Finalist | ||
| Poised For Excellence: Fundamental Principles of Effective Leadership in the Boardroom and Beyond | Finalist | |||
| Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves | Finalist |
| Year | Book | Author | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Your Next Level Life: 7 Rules of Power, Confidence, And Opportunity For Black Women In America | , by Joanna Price, forward by Sheryl Taylor | Winner | [16] |
| Letters to the Finishers (who struggle to finish) | Finalist | |||
| More Than Pretty: Doing the Soul Work that Uncovers Your True Beauty | Finalist | |||
| Vegetables Unleashed | Finalist | |||
| Inspire Your Home: Easy, Affordable Ideas to Make Every Room Glamorous | Finalist | |||
| 2021 | Vegetable Kingdom | Winner | [17] | |
| Do Right by Me: Learning to Raise Black Children in White Space | Finalist | |||
| Living Lively | Finalist | |||
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| Finalist | ||||
| 2022 | Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business) | Winner | [18] [19] [20] | |
| Permission to Dream | Finalist | |||
| Finalist | ||||
| Teaching Black History to White People | Finalist | |||
| Diversity Is Not Enough: A Roadmap to Recruit, Develop and Promote Black Leaders in America | Finalist | |||
| 2023 | Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration | Winner | [21] | |
| Cooking from the Spirit | Finalist | [22] | ||
| Eat Plants, B*tch: 91 Vegan Recipes That Will Blow Your Meat-Loving Mind | Finalist | |||
| Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole Authentic Self | Finalist | |||
| Finalist | ||||
| 2024 | Historically Black Phrases: From “I Ain’t One of Your Lil’ Friends” to “Who All Gon” Be There?” | and Tre'vell Anderson | Winner | [23] [24] |
| Everyday Grand: Soulful Recipes for Celebrating Life’s Big and Small Moments | and Olga Massov | Finalist | ||
| Flower Love: Lush Floral Arrangements for the Heart and Home | Finalist | |||
| Badass Vegan: Fuel Your Body, Ph*ck the System, and Live Your Life Right | Finalist | |||
| Livable Luxe | Finalist |