2026 Selected Authors
Category 1 - Memoir and Autobiography
Jeannie Brooks
Andrea Maynard Brade
Owen Williams
Gilroy Brown
Ben Butler
Allyson Ingrid Williams MBE
Lorraine Jones Burrell MBE
Maxie Hayles, MBE
Yanique Taylor
Category 2 - Fiction & Storytelling
Shani Akilah
Lisa Bent
Shelley Davis
Sandra Smith
Jennifer Amaechi
Yvonne Brissett
Pamela R Haynes
James Thomas
Mel Pennant
AJR Brooks
Roger McIntosh
Category 3 - Poetry & Spoken Word
Zita Holbourne
Melonie Phillips
Laurel Cameron Robinson- Miss P
Category 4- Children’s Literature
Dyonne Antonette Josiah
Sian Owen
Wayne and Isiah
Lathan Forrester
Sebrina Spencer
Denise Guinan
Akitoye Sunday
Category 5 - Self-Help,Wellbeing and Personal Development
Okiemute Akpogheneta
Marie Gentles
Retina Rowe
Sharon Brown
Gervis Mensah
Keisha Adair Swaby
Reka Chayim
Josy K
Cornita Taylor
Denton Hugh Wilson
Category 6 - Young Adult Literature
Sandra Carter
Patricia Karengesha
Kimberly Whittam
Category 7 - Faith, Spirituality and Purpose
Ebony Ali
Audrey Jackson
Chipo Tembo-Munaiwa
James Beckford
Irvine Lewis
Norman Gooden
Rev Dr Marcia E Neveu
Category 8 - Social Commentary and Lived Experience
Kevin Bennett
Yvonne John
Duchess Nena
Madhun Foolchand
Damien Morgan
Connoisseurs Of Hip Hop
Natrel Mystic
Category 9 - Business, Leadership and Entrepreneurship
Zoe Bennett, BEM
J.L. Spence
Simone Graham
Heather Phillips
Category 10 - Contribution to Literary Industry
Delroy Constantine-Simms
Rhoda Molife
