NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction 2026

Winner

Death of the Author

Nnedi Okofor

NAACP Image · 2026 · Winner

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Happy LandDolen Perkins-Valdez

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Happy Land

Dolen Perkins-ValdezShortlist

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Harlem RhapsodyVictoria Christopher Murray

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Harlem Rhapsody

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Event Details

Announcement Date

February 1, 2026