Venable Theresa Venable, librarian at the Children's Defense Fund Haley Farm's Langston Hughes Library, has been selected as the 2011 winner of the Zora Neale Hurston Award. About Awards Won Title Year 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/. 2010 - Winner(s) Email Print Cite Share This Page