The Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) in partnership with Bibliolabs is accepting submissions for the 2025 Self-Publishing Literary Award. Each year BCALA honors the best self-published eBook by an African American author in the United States in the genres of Fiction and Poetry.
These awards acknowledge outstanding achievement in the presentation of the cultural, historical, and sociopolitical aspects of the Black Diaspora.
Each genre prize winner shall receive:
$2,500 award
Formal recognition at the Black Caucus of the ALA Literary Awards
BCALA Digital Award Seal to use in marketing
Authors can submit and learn more information at Literary Award – E-Book | Black Caucus American Library Association
The final submission date is February 28, 2025, and the awards will be presented at the American Library Association Conference, in Philadelphia, PA in June 2025.
Poetry Society of Virginia 