👋🏾 Welcome to the Inaugural Black Book Awards (BBA)!

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The BBA are a time for us to celebrate Black literature from the past year. This is our space to share our love and support to our Black authors, and for us to have some fun representing our favorite reads.

This page will also serve as an archive in the years to come.

Important dates

Nomination Period: Nov 16 - 26

In the nomination period, any book by a Black author is allowed to be nominated.

Voting Period: Nov 30- Dec 10

Nominations are compiled to the top 3-5 books in each category, and voters get to cast their final votes!

NOTE: For a category to be voted on in the final Voting Period, there should be a minimum of THREE (3) nominees.

Awards day: Dec 17

Winners will be announced throughout the day on Twitter and Tiktok and will culminate with a Tiktok live

2022 Eligibility

Books published between November 17, 2021, and November 15, 2022, are eligible for the 2022 Black Book Awards. Books published between November 16, 2022, and November 14, 2022, will be eligible for the 2023 awards.

A book may be nominated in no more than one genre category, but can also be nominated multiple times in the non-genre categories. Only one book in a series may be nominated per category. An author may receive multiple nominations within a single category if they have more than one eligible series or more than one eligible stand-alone book.

Voting!

Genre Awards

Non-Genre Awards

Author Awards