SPEAKING OF SUMMER is nominated for a Hurston-Wright Foundation Legacy Award in Fiction. The Legacy Awards were established in 2001 to award books by Black writers. Kalisha’s first novel UPSTATE was a Debut Fiction Finalist in 2006. The Foundation will host authors for virtual readings and events on October 17th before the announcement of winners.

See all the nominees here: https://www.hurstonwright.org/announc....