The 2005 Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards, honoring books by writers of African descent, have gone to:
Winners each received $10,000. The awards are sponsored by the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation, which was founded in 1990 to "develop, nurture and sustain the world community of writers of African descent."
- Fiction: Who Slashed Celanire's Throat: A Fantastical Tale by Maryse Conde (Washington Square Press, $13, 0743482611).
- Nonfiction: Warrior Poet: A Biography of Audre Lorde by Alexis de Veaux (Norton, $29.95, 0393019543).
- Debut Fiction: Graceland by Chris Abani (Picador, $14, 0312425287).
- Contemporary Fiction: A Woman's Worth by Tracy Price-Thompson (One World/Ballantine, $12.95, 0375757783).
Winners each received $10,000. The awards are sponsored by the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation, which was founded in 1990 to "develop, nurture and sustain the world community of writers of African descent."