2012 AAMBC Literary Awards Nominees

AAMBC Author of the Year
WINKK
Gregg Burton
Monique D. Mensah
Cheryl Faye
Christian Cashelle
Tiffany Ashley

Indie Book Store of the Year
The Literary Joint
Urban Knowledge
Horizon Books
Deja vu Book Lounge
Cartel Books

Breakout Author of the Year
David Weaver
ChaBella Don
Ondrea Davis
Chris Renee
Kai Storm

Magazine of the Year
Juicy
VIBE
Essence
Black Literature Magazine
Urbania

Book Club of the Year
OOSA
Divas Divine
AALBC
Sistahs on the Reading Edge
ARC

Indie Publisher of the Year
Life Changing Books
Wahida Clack Presents
Cartel Publications
G Street Chronicles

Street Lit Writer of the Year
Ashley Antoinette
K’Wan
JaQuavis Coleman
Erick S. Gray
Treasure E. Blue

Reviewer of the Year
Rawsistaz
Joey Pinkney
Cheryl Francis
ARC
Urban Reviews

Poet of the Year
Julia Press Simmons
Archuleta Chisolm
GPA
Imani Wisdom

Male Author of the Year
Eyone Williams
June Miller
RM Johnson
JaQuavis Coleman
Booker T. Mattison

Romance Author of the Year
Donna Hill
Francis Ray
Lutishia Lovely
Cheris Hodges
Brenda Joyce

Female Author of the Year
T. Styles
Traci Brown
Traci Bee
Envy Red
Wahida Clark

Christian Fiction Author of the Year

Victoria Christopher Murray
Vanessa Miller
Kimberla Lawson Roby
Vanessa Davis Griggs


Readers Choice Award
Jessica Miller-Epps
Joyce Oscar
Shewanda Pugh
Shampriest Bevel
DH Brooks