2024 Diaspora
Book Awards
Now Accepting Submissions
Kulturally LIT Inc. is thrilled to announce the call for submissions for the inaugural Diaspora Book Awards, celebrating emerging literary artists of the African Diaspora. We invite authors whose books have been published and copyrighted up to January 2024 to submit their works for consideration. This is your chance to have your unique voice and compelling narrative honored on a prestigious platform dedicated to recognizing the richness and diversity of our stories. Books published after January 2024 will be eligible for the 2025 awards. The awards ceremony will take place in December this year in New Haven, Connecticut.
Deadline: August 31st
Prizes will be awarded to three authors in each of the following 6 categories.
1st Prize - $500
2nd Place - $250
3rd Place - $150
Fiction
Literature created from the imagination
Poetry
Book of poetry at least 40 pages
Nonfiction
No cookbooks, self-help books, or religious/spirituality books
Young Adult
12 to 18 year old
Graphic Novel
Long-form work of sequential art, completed as a book
Children's Book
Birth to 12 years old