2007 Winners
Here are the winners from 2007 African American Literary Awards Show
Winners are in bold.
FICTION
- Eric Jerome Dickey - Sleeping With Strangers
- Clarence Nero - Three Sides To Every Story
- Kimberla Lawson Roby - Love And Lies
- LaTonya Williams - Missed Opportunities
MYSTERY
- Blair Underwood, Tananarive Due & Steven Barnes - Casanegra: A Tennysen Hardwick Novel
- Tananarive Due & Others - Whispers In The Night: DarkDreams
- Stephen L. White - New England White
- Walter Mosley - Fear Of The Dark
- David Riveria - The Street Sweeper: See No Evil
ROMANCE
- Kendra Norman-Bellamy - In Green Pastures
- Rochelle Alers - Stranger In My Arms
- Brenda Jackson - Risky Pleasures
- Brenda Jackson - Beyond Temptation
- Kathy Marsh - The Aura Of Love
CHRISTIAN FICTION
- Beverly T. Gooden - Confessions Of A Church Girl
- Jamie Karris - Post Script
- Jacquelin Thomas - Redemption
- Victoria Christopher Murray - The Ex Files
URBAN FICITION
- Shannon Holmes - Dirty Games
- Tracy Brown - White Lines
- Wahida Clark - Thug Matrimony
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
- Sidney Poitier - The Measure of A Man
- Victoria Rowell - The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir
- Robin Givens - Grace Will Lead Me Home
- Eddie Levert, Gerald Levert & Lyah Beth Leflore - I Got Your Back
- Rain Pryor - Jokes My Father Never Taught Me:Life, Love & Loss with Richard Pryor
NON-FICTION
- Jeff Henderson - Cooked: From the Streets to the Stove, from Cocaine to Foie Gras
- Tavis Smiley - What I Know For Sure: My story of growing up in America
- Gil Robertson - Not In My Family: Aids In The African American Community
- Barack Obama - The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts On Reclaiming The American Dream (tie)
- Angela Bassett & Courtney B. Vance - Friends: A Love Story (tie)
POETRY
- Michael J. Burt - Love Changes
- Nikki Giovanni - Acolytes
- DuEwa M. Fraizer - Check The Rhyme: An Anthology Of Female Poets & Emcees
- Marc Lacy - Rock & Fire: Love Poetry From The Core
- Barbara Culp - White Smoke Rhymes
MAGAZINES - LITERARY
- Booking Matters
- Black Issues Book Review
- Disilgold Literary Magazine
- Mosaic Magazine
- Quarterly Black Review
SCIENCE FICTION
- L.A. Banks - The Wicked: A Vampire Huntress Legend
- Brandon Massey - Vicious
- L.A. Banks - The Forsaken
- Brandon Massey - Within The Shadows
HISTORICAL FICTION
- Kim Robinson - The Roux In The Gumbo
- Lalita Tademy - Red River
- N. Quamere Cincere - We Ain't No Niggas
MAGAZINES - NON-LITERARY
- Sister 2 Sister
- Vibe Vixen
- Black Enterprise
- The Network Journal
- Ebony
SELF - HELP
- Tyeese Gaines- Reid - The Get A Life Campaign
- Alex Ellis - Restoring The Male Image: A look from the inside out (tie)
- Denzel Washington - A Hand To Guide Me
- Russell Simmons - Do You: 12 laws to access the power in you to achieve happiness and success
- TD Jakes - Reposition Yourself: Living Your Life Without Limits (tie)
COOKBOOKS
- G. Garvin - Turn Up The Heat With G. Garvin
- Roniece Weaver - The Family Style Food Diabetes Cookbook
- Fabiola Demp Gaines & Roniece Weaver - Healthy Soul Food Cooking
- Deliah Winder – Deliah’s Everyday Soul
- Monique – Skinny Cooks Can’t Be Trusted
BREAKOUT AUTHOR OF THE YEAR
- William Frederick Cooper - there's Always A Reason
- Miasha - Mommyh's Angel
- Dana Rondel - A Flower Has Its Own Song
- Venesha - Mistress Me
- Eisa Nefertari Ulen - Crystelle Mourning: A Novel
SELF-PUBLISHED AUTHOR OF THE YEAR
- Dornell M. Griffin & Kodzina D. Griffin - A Divine Addiciton
- Dana Rondel - A Flower Has Its Own Song
- Beverly T. Gooden- Confessions Of A Church Girl
- Venesha - Mistress Me
INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR
- KNB Publications
- Triple Crown Publiciations
- Melodrama Publishing
- RJ Publications
CHILDREN’S BOOK
- Stephanie Perry-Moore - Perfect Joy (Carmen Brown)
- Brittney Holmes - Living Consequences
- Coe Booth - Tyrell
- Jacquelin Thomas - Simply Divine
PLAYWRIGHT OF THE YEAR
- David E. Talbert - Love In The Nick Of Time
- Shelly Garrett - What Kind Of Love Is This?
- JéCaryous Johnson & Gary Guirdy – (I;m Ready Productions) - Whatever She Wants
- JéCaryous Johnson & Gary Guirdy – (I;m Ready Productions) – Men, Money & Gold Diggers
PUBLISHING HOUSE OF THE YEAR
- Penguin Putnam/Dutton
- Harper Collins/Amistad
- Harlem Moon (Random House)
- Kimani Press
- St. Martin's Press
AUTHOR OF THE YEAR - MALE
- Eric Jerome Dickey - Sleeping With Strangers
- Carl Weber - The First Lady
- Shannon Holmes - Dirty Games
- Omar Tyree - What They Want
- Travis Hunter - Something To Die For
AUTHOR OF THE YEAR - FEMALE
- Victoria Christopher Murray - The Ex Files
- Kimberla Lawson Roby - Love And Lies
- Connie Briscoe/Lolita Files/Anita Bunkley - You Only Get Better/Three For The Road/This Time Around
- Francis Ray - Irresistible You
- Mary B. Morrison - When Somebody Loves You Back
BOOK CLUB OF THE YEAR
- Black Expressions Book Club
- G.A.A.L Bookclub of Atlanta
- G.U.R.U. Bookclub
- OSSA Bookclub
- Rawsistaz Literary Group
TELEVISION WRITER OF THE YEAR
- Ali LeRoi - Everybody Hates Chris
- Mara Brock Ali - The Game
- Stacey Littlejohn - All Of Us
- Tyler Perry - House Of Payne
EROTICA
- Trista Russell - Chocolate Covered Forbidden Fruit
- Zane - Carmel Flava: The Eroticanor.com Anthology
- Noire - Thong On Fire: An Urban Erotic Tale
- J. Tremble - Secrets Of A Housewife
- Joylynn M. Jossell - Wet
COMEDY/HUMOR
- Mother Love with Tonya Bolden - Half The Mother, Twice The Love
- Nina Foxx - No Girl Needs A Husband Seven Days A Week
- Pat G’orge Walker – Crusin’ On Desperation
COMIC STRIP
- Keith Knight - The K Chronicles
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Aaron McGruder - The Boondocks
- Jerry Craft - Mama's Boyz