BCALA announces 2006 literary award winners

The Black Caucus of the American Library Association has announced the winners of the 2006 BCALA Literary Awards during the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in San Antonio. The awards recognize excellence in adult fiction and nonfiction by African American authors published in 2005, including the work of a first novelist, and a citation for Outstanding Contribution to Publishing. The recipients will receive the awards during the 2006 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans