Zora Neale Hurston Award

The award is given to an individual RUSA member who has demonstrated leadership in promoting African American literature. More information can be found here: https://www.rusaupdate.org/awards/codes-zora-neale-hurston-award/.
Zora Neale Hurston standing, wearing a hat and a fur coat and smiling.

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Frequency: Annual

Given to an ALA member who has demonstrated leadership in promoting African American literature, the winner receives a $1,250 monetary prize to fund travel expenses to the ALA Annual Conference, two tickets to the United for Libraries author events: The Gala Author Tea and The Laugh’s On Us, two complete sets of Zora Neale Hurston’s books and audiobooks and a beautiful personalized plaque.
More information can be found here: https://www.rusaupdate.org/awards/codes-zora-neale-hurston-award/.

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