Indie Author Project

Awarded for fiction and poetry, the BCALA self-publishing prizes recognize outstanding achievements in the presentation of the cultural, historical, and sociopolitical aspects of the Black Diaspora. Nashville-based Lavelle Andrew Miller, Sr. won this year’s award forYour Turn.

Founded in 1970, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) is a leading advocate for libraries serving the nation’s African-American community. The award celebrates extraordinary achievement in the presentation of the cultural, historical, and sociopolitical aspects of the Black Diaspora.

This project celebrates local authors while promoting libraries as an essential literary and civic hub. In 2020, the collaboration’s inaugural Communities Create Award went to Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute, led by Dr. Artika Tyner, for the novel Justice Makes A Difference.

This year’s winner talks about creating community and The Seclusion.