Programs and Successes
In it’s first decade, the Hurston/Wright Foundation has:
Awarded $35,000 in cash prizes to thirty winners of the Hurston/Wright Award.
Granted $75,000 in financial aid to writers to attend Hurston/Wright Writers’ Week.
Inspired the creation of writer’s workshops and support groups by workshop participants in their home communities.
Become a predictor of future success for emerging Black writers.
Become a vehicle for the continued development of the story of people of African descent.
By example, encouraged MFA programs and traditional writer’s workshops to become more racially diverse and inclusive.
Six winners of the Hurston/Wright Award have published books, and since 1999 winners have signed contracts to be published by Warner Books and Houghton Miflin. Over 500 writers have attended Hurston/Wright Writers’ Week since 1996.
