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NAACP Image · 2026 · Winner

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction	2026	Winner

Recognized by the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction.

Winner
The Underground Railroad
Colson WhiteheadArthur C. Clarke Award
Shortlist
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Jesmyn WardAndrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
Winner
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot DíazHurston/Wright Legacy Award (Fiction)
Shortlist
An American Marriage
Tayari JonesInternational Dublin Literary Award
Shortlist
Another Brooklyn
Jacqueline WoodsonHurston/Wright Legacy Award (Fiction)
Shortlist
Harlem Shuffle
Colson WhiteheadNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction