NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction explained

This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction. Walter Mosley holds the record for most wins in this category, with three.

Winners and nominees

1990s

Award winners: 1996, 1999
YearBookAuthorResult
1996Children of the DustWinner[1]
1999
Mama Flora's Family and David StevensWinner[2]

2000s

Award winners and finalists, 2001-2009
YearBookAuthorResult
2001For the Love of MoneyWinner
2002Winner[3]
2003Quilting the Black-Eyed PeaWinner[4] [5]
Finalist
Thieves' Paradise
2004LoveWinner[6]
Finalist
Diary of a Groupie
2005Woman, Thou Art Loosed! The NovelWinner[7]
2006Breaking the CycleZaneWinner
72 Hour HoldFinalist
Cinnamon Kiss
Fledgling
Genevieve
2007Baby Brother's BluesWinner
AfterFinalist[8] [9]
All Aunt Hagar's Children
Fortunate Son
Wizard of the Crow
2008Blonde FaithWinner[10]
Finalist[11]
Cion
Knots
New England White
2009In the Night of the Heat, Tananarive Due, and Steven BarnesWinner[12]
Blood ColonyFinalist[13]
Going Down South
Just Too Good to Be True
Song Yet Sung

2010s

Award winners and finalists, 2010-2019[14]
YearBookAuthorResult
2010Winner[15]
Basketball JonesFinalist[16]
Before I Forget
Life Is Short But Wide
2011Getting to HappyWinner[17]
Finalist
Glorious
Till You Hear from Me
Wench
2012Say Amen, AgainWinner[18]
BoundariesFinalist
Silver Sparrow
2013Winner[19]
Destiny's DivasFinalist[20]
Silent Cry
2014Anybody's DaughterWinner[21]
Finalist
Little Green: An Easy Rawlins Mystery
Never Say Never
Who Asked You?
2015Winner[22]
Finalist
Another Woman’s Man
Momma: Gone
2016Stand Your GroundWinner[23] [24]
Driving the KingFinalist
Ghost Summer: Stories
Mama's Boy
Under the Udala Trees
2017Winner[25]
Another BrooklynFinalist
2018 and Maria TatarWinner[26]
Little Fires EverywhereFinalist
No One Is Coming to Save Us
Sing, Unburied, Sing
2019Winner[27]
Better Late Than NeverFinalist
Black Panther: Who Is The Black Panther? Prose Novel
Envy
They Come in All Colors

2020s

Award winners and finalists, 2020-present
YearBookAuthorResult
2020Winner[28]
New Daughters of AfricaFinalist
Out of Darkness, Shining Light
Red at the Bone
2021Winner[29]
LakewoodFinalist[30]
Riot Baby
Black Bottom Saints
2022Long DivisionWinner[31] [32]
Harlem ShuffleFinalist
Libertie
2023Take My HandWinner[33]
Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative FictionFinalist[34]
Light Skin Gone to Waste
and Steven Barnes
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty
2024Family LoreWinner[35]
Everything Is Not EnoughFinalist[36]
House of Eve
Let Us Descend

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

3 wins
2 wins

Nominations

5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

Notes and References

  1. News: 1996 Image Awards. LA Times. July 9, 2016. 2016-03-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308211726/http://articles.latimes.com/1996-04-08/entertainment/ca-56035_1_image-awards. live.
  2. Web site: 1999 Image Award Winners. Infoplease. May 10, 2016. June 3, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160603100938/http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0855303.html. live.
  3. Web site: 2002 Image Award Winners. Infoplease. May 10, 2016. June 3, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160603095303/http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0900802.html. live.
  4. Web site: 2003 Image Award Winners. Infoplease. May 10, 2016. March 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160317050601/http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0907880.html. live.
  5. Web site: 2003 Image Award Nominees. blackfilx. February 27, 2018. March 10, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120310153123/http://www.blackflix.com/articles/2003.image.noms.html. live.
  6. Web site: 2004 Image Award Winners . August 26, 2016 . Infoplease . June 10, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240610014409/https://gum.criteo.com/syncframe?origin=publishertagids&topUrl=www.infoplease.com . live .
  7. Web site: 2005 Image Award Winners. Infoplease. May 10, 2016. March 3, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202315/http://www.infoplease.com/entertainment/awards/2005-naacp-image.html. live.
  8. Web site: 2006 Image Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194756/http://aalbc.com/reviews/38th_naacp_image_awards.htm . March 4, 2016 . June 24, 2016 . AALBC.
  9. Web site: Sneider . Jeff . 2007-01-09 . NAACP announces nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221219225813/https://variety.com/2007/biz/awards/naacp-announces-nominees-1117957008/ . 2022-12-19 . 2024-06-10 . . en-US.
  10. Web site: McCarthy . Libby . Peters . Derek . 2008-02-15 . ‘Debaters’ dominates Image Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231225033453/https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/debaters-dominates-image-awards-1117980967/ . 2023-12-25 . 2024-06-10 . . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2008-01-08 . The 39th NAACP Image Award Nominations . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408142801/https://variety.com/2008/biz/awards/the-39th-naacp-image-award-nominations-1117978663/ . 2023-04-08 . 2024-06-10 . . en-US.
  12. Encyclopedia: Hall . Melissa Mia . Joshi . S. T. . Due, Tananarive . Encyclopedia of the Vampire: The Living Dead in Myth, Legend, and Popular Culture . 2011 . Greenwood . Santa Barbara, California . 9780313378348 . 97–99 . 2024-06-10 . 2022-05-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220507052158/https://books.google.com/books?id=CaqE82YIh4QC&pg=PA99 . live .
  13. Web site: Hite . N'neka . 2009-02-13 . ‘Bees’ big at NAACP Image Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190725042640/https://variety.com/2009/biz/awards/bees-big-at-naacp-image-awards-1118000120/ . 2019-07-25 . 2024-06-10 . . en-US.
  14. Web site: All NAACP Image Award Winning and Honored Books for Since 1970 . 2024-06-10 . . en . 2023-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230909013141/https://aalbc.com/books/naacp-list.php . live .
  15. Web site: 2010-03-02 . Awards: Indies Choice Finalists; NAACP Image Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230223214118/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1127 . 2023-02-23 . 2024-06-10 . Shelf Awareness.
  16. Web site: Engelbrektson . Lisa . 2010-01-06 . ‘Precious’ tops NAACP nominations . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190822064709/https://variety.com/2010/biz/awards/precious-tops-naacp-nominations-1118013381/ . 2019-08-22 . 2024-06-10 . . en-US.
  17. Web site: 2011-03-07 . Awards: NAACP Image Awards; Arthur C. Clarke Shortlist . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231123042530/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1408 . 2023-11-23 . 2024-06-10 . Shelf Awareness.
  18. Web site: Allin . Olivia . 2012 Image Winners . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160106204213/http://abc7.com/archive/8548831/ . January 6, 2016 . May 10, 2016 . ABC7.
  19. Web site: Couch . Aaron . February 1, 2013 . 2013 Image Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130203205102/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/naacp-image-awards-winners-announced-417553 . February 3, 2013 . May 10, 2016 . The Hollywood Reporter.
  20. Web site: Patrick . Diane . 2013-01-04 . 40 Books Nominated for NAACP Image Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230604075119/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/awards-and-prizes/article/55359-40-books-nominated-for-naacp-image-awards.html . 2023-06-04 . 2024-06-10 . . en.
  21. Web site: 2014 Image Winners. Couch. Aaron. Washington. Arlene. February 22, 2014. The Hollywood Reporter. May 10, 2016. February 23, 2014. https://archive.today/20140223070845/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/naacp-image-awards-winners-682585. live.
  22. Web site: 2015 Image Winners. Washington. Arlene. February 6, 2015. The Hollywood Reporter. May 9, 2016. December 3, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191203151431/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/naacp-image-awards-2015-winners-771018. live.
  23. Web site: 6 February 2016 . 2016 Image Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160227131516/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/naacp-awards-winners-list-image-creed-queen-latifah-1201698809/ . 27 February 2016 . May 10, 2016 . Variety.
  24. Web site: 2016-02-09 . Awards: NAACP Image Literature; Arabic Fiction . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171001220229/http://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=860#m6194 . 2017-10-01 . 2024-06-10 . Shelf Awareness.
  25. Web site: 2017 Image Award Winners. Washington. Arlene. Lewis. Hilary. February 10, 2017. The Hollywood Reporter. February 21, 2017. June 10, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240610045417/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2017-naacp-image-award-winners-televised-966471/. live.
  26. Web site: 14 January 2018 . NAACP Image Awards: Full List of Winners . 2020-06-19 . . en . 2018-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180115095441/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-naacp-image-award-winners-complete-list-1064208 . live .
  27. Web site: 30 March 2019 . NAACP Awards: 'Black-ish,' 'Black Panther' Top Winners List . 2020-06-10 . . en . 2021-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210119190841/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-naacp-image-awards-winners-complete-list-1191277 . live .
  28. Web site: Schaffstall . Katherine . Howard . Annie . 22 February 2020 . NAACP Image Awards: Lizzo Named Entertainer of the Year; 'Just Mercy,' 'Black-ish' Among Top Winners . 2024-06-10 . . 2020-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200223025246/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2020-naacp-image-award-winners-complete-list-updating-1276771 . live .
  29. Web site: Jackson . Angelique . 2021-03-25 . Chadwick Boseman, ‘Black-ish’ and ‘Insecure’ Win Big at Final Night of Non-Televised NAACP Image Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210323011409/https://variety.com/2021/awards/awards/2021-naacp-image-award-non-televised-winners-1234936136/ . 2021-03-23 . 2024-06-10 . . en-US.
  30. Web site: Carras . Christi . 2021-02-02 . Netflix, HBO and Beyoncé lead 2021 NAACP Image Award nominations . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210228135340/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-02-02/naacp-image-awards-2021-nominees-nominations-full-list . 2021-02-28 . 2024-06-10 . . en-US.
  31. Web site: Spivey . Kemberlie . 2022-01-20 . 2022 NAACP Image Awards Nominations: The Full List . 2024-06-10 . . en . 2022-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220119025807/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kemberliespivey/2022/01/18/2022-naacp-image-awards-nominations-the-full-list/ . live .
  32. Web site: Brathwaite . Lester Fabian . 2022-02-27 . Angela Bassett, Will Smith, and Meghan Markle among 2022 NAACP Image Award winners: See full list . 2024-06-10 . . en . 2022-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220309094212/https://ew.com/awards/2022-naacp-image-awards-full-list-winners/ . live .
  33. Web site: Tinoco . Armando . Hipes . Patrick . 2023-02-26 . Angela Bassett “Did The Thing” & Is Crowned As Entertainer Of The Year At NAACP Image Awards – Complete Winners List . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230221030411/https://deadline.com/2023/02/naacp-image-awards-2023-complete-winners-list-1235265968/ . 2023-02-21 . 2024-06-10 . . en-US.
  34. Web site: Lewis . Hilary . 2023-01-12 . NAACP Image Awards 2023: ‘Wakanda Forever,’ ‘The Woman King’ Among Top Film Nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230123024208/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/naacp-image-awards-2023-nominations-list-nominees-1235297888/ . 2023-01-23 . 2024-06-10 . . en-US.
  35. Web site: Hipes . Patrick . Tinoco . Armando . 2024-03-17 . NAACP Image Awards Winners List: ‘The Color Purple’ Tops Night As Usher Takes Entertainer Of The Year Trophy . 2024-06-10 . . en-US . 2024-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240327143857/https://deadline.com/2024/03/2024-naacp-image-awards-winners-1235854560/ . live .
  36. Web site: Jackson . Angelique . 25 January 2024 . Colman Domingo, Ayo Edebiri, Victoria Monét and Usher Lead NAACP Image Award Nominations . 2024-06-10 . . 2024-05-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240506200309/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/naacp-image-award-nominations-2024-1235887287/ . live .