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The only juried American book prize focusing on works that address racism and diversity.
The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards recognize books that have made important contributions to our understanding of racism and human diversity. For 86 years, the distinguished books earning Anisfield-Wolf prizes have opened and challenged our minds. Cleveland poet and philanthropist Edith Anisfield Wolf established the book awards in 1935, in honor of her father, John Anisfield, and husband, Eugene Wolf, to reflect her family’s passion for social justice.
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Recent News
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7th Annual Cleveland Book Week Kicks Off September 9
August 3, 2022
Since 2016, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards have hosted Cleveland Book Week, to celebrate its past and present winners and showcase…
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In “Shine Bright,” Music Critic Danyel Smith Gets On Stage And Shimmers
May 6, 2022
In “Shine Bright,” music critic Danyel Smith makes it plain she wants “credit to be given where credit is due.” Subtitled “A Very…
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Joseph Earl Thomas Named New Anisfield-Wolf Fellow At Cleveland State University Poetry Center
May 4, 2022
Joseph Earl Thomas expects to earn his doctorate in English from the University of Pennsylvania in 2024, but that road…
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Introducing Our Class of 2022
April 5, 2022
The Cleveland Foundation today unveiled the winners of its 87th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards. The 2022 recipients of the only…
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Diversifying the Beer Industry “One Pint at A Time”
March 30, 2022
A 2014 road trip to a North Carolina brewery sparked the idea for Aaron Hosé’s film, “One Pint at a…
Educational Resources
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The Music of Tommy Orange’s There There
Book: There There
Level: Child -
Teaching Kevin Young’s Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News
Book: Bunk
Level: Young Adult -
Teaching Diversity in the Eras of Plague and Pandemic
Book: Far From the Tree
Level: Young Adult -
Reading Anisfield-Wolf Winners’ Picture Books
Level: Child
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@AnisfieldWolfCelebrate the 2022 class of @AnisfieldWolf winners in-person & at a new venue! The ceremony kicks off at 6pm on 9/15 @MaltzCenter @cwru! Reserve your tickets starting Mon., 8/15! Visit https://t.co/Lteo8GWrKD for details! #AWBA2022 #CBW2022 https://t.co/5BzMLdkvqJ

#ClevelandBookWeek ends with the Great Lakes African American Writers Conference ( @GLAAWC) on September 17, which will relocate this year to its new home at the Cleveland Public Library, Main Branch in downtown Cleveland.
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Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards events will take place September 14-16, with the ceremony to be held Thursday, September 15 at our *new* venue, the Maltz Performing Arts Center. Tickets will be available August 15: https://t.co/QK3fM2E25a #ClevelandBookWeek https://t.co/97TOa5C0Sv

First up in #ClevelandBookWeek is Inkubator 2022, one of the largest free writing festivals in the country.
Free virtual panels September 6-8 will lead up to a two-day in-person conference at the Cleveland Public Library on September 9-10:
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#ClevelandBookWeek is back (and in-person) Sept 6-18!
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