New African-American Voice Award

Unsigned Hype won the New African-American Voice Award at the 2010 AFR’AM Fest Literary Awards.

Thanks to Tiffany L. Smith, who ran the Literary Café, and for all who voted for the book. 

Afr’Am Fest is an African-American cultural festival that has been held annually during Memorial Day weekend in Norfolk, VA for the past 25 years. Attendance tops 30,000 over the course of the weekend.