The 41st Annual American Book Awards, featuring Jake Skeets

The Before Columbus Foundation recognizes the winners of the 41st Annual American Book Awards, including Jake Skeets, author of Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers. The ceremony will be held on Zoom at 2pm PT: register here.

The American Book Awards were created to provide recognition for outstanding literary achievement from the entire spectrum of America’s diverse literary community. The purpose of the awards is to recognize literary excellence without limitations or restrictions. There are no categories, no nominees, and therefore no losers. The award winners range from well-known and established writers to under-recognized authors and first works. There are no quotas for diversity, the winners list simply reflects it as a natural process. The Before Columbus Foundation views American culture as inclusive and has always considered the term “multicultural” to be not a description of various categories, groups, or “special interests,” but rather as the definition of all of American literature. The Awards are not bestowed by an industry organization, but rather are a writers’ award given by other writers.