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Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Marks 90 Years of Truth-Telling Through Literature with a Citywide Celebration, Free and Open to the Public

July 31, 2025

The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards (AWBA), the only national juried prize for literature that addresses racism and diversity, proudly marks its...

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Dates for the 2026 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Ceremony will be announced soon.


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    February 20, 2026, 11:30 am

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    September 20, 2025, 4:00 pm

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    September 20, 2025, 3:00 pm

  • Drawn from Memory: The Role of Art in Shaping Identity

    September 20, 2025, 2:00 pm

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The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards recognize books that have made important contributions to our understanding of racism and human diversity. 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. Presented by the Cleveland Foundation, it remains the only American book prize focusing on works that address racism and diversity.

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