Six Black writers make 2024 Indiana Authors Awards shortlist

The 2024 Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards announced its shortlist, including works written by six Black Hoosier authors. The shortlist of books eligible for top honors in eight of the Indiana Authors Awards literary categories was released on Aug. 12. Fifty-two books written by Hoosier authors and published in 2022 and 2023 made the list, including those written by Angela Jackson-Brown, Maurice Broaddus, Curtis Crisler, Dori Graham, Douglass Manuel and Kekla Magoon. “Indiana is fertile ground for local writers to grow and flourish, and the awards celebrate that,” Marianne Glick, chair of the Glick Family Foundation and daughter of Eugene and Marilyn Glick, said in a statement. “The Indiana Authors Awards programs provide the next generation of writers with opportunities to learn from previous winners and honorees. That’s something I would say is as important as the awards themselves, and I’m thrilled to see the continued success of both.” Indiana Authors Awards was created from Eugene and Marilyn Glick’s vision in 2009 and is an active component of Indiana Humanities’ literary programming. With support from Glick Philanthropies, Indiana Humanities hosts the awards biannually. Honorees and winners are invited to participate in an annual statewide speaker program to engage...