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Dolen Perkins-Valdez

American

1 award win·4 shortlist appearances

Award History

Award	Year	Book	Status
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction	2026	Happy Land	Shortlist
Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (Fiction)	2023	Take My Hand	Shortlist
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction	2023	Take My Hand	Winner
Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (Fiction)	2011	Wench	Shortlist
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction	2011	Wench	Shortlist

Award-Winning Books

Shortlist
Happy Land
Dolen Perkins-ValdezNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
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Take My Hand
Dolen Perkins-ValdezHurston/Wright Legacy Award (Fiction)
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Wench
Dolen Perkins-ValdezHurston/Wright Legacy Award (Fiction)