Past Literary
Luncheon Authors
Maya Angelou
1977
Dr. Faustine Jones-Wilson
1978
Dr. James Comer
1979
Rosa Guy
1980
Alvin C. Hollingsworth
1981
David Bradley
1982
Alice Walker
1983
Paule Marshall
1984
Wallace Terry
1985
Richard Perry
1986
Sherley Anne Williams
1987
Octavia Butler
1988
Barbara Reynolds
1989
Dr. Arnold Rampersad
1990
Al Young
1991
Connie Porter
1992
Janette L. Dates
1993
Clifton Taulbert
1994
Chester Higgins Jr.
1995
Michelle Wallace
1996
Dr. Rosalyn Adele Walker
1997
Nellie McKay
1998
E. Lynn Harris
1999
Kimberla Lawson Roby
2000
Valarie Wilson Wesley
2001
Tananarive Due
2002
Rosalyn McMillian
2003
R.M. Johnson
2004
Victoria Christopher Murray
2005
Denise Nicholas
2006
Patricia Haley
2007
Phyllis R. Dixon
2008
Pearl Cleage
2009
Jeff Johnson
2010
Dr. Ian K. Smith
2011
Pamela Samuels Young
2012
Tayari Jones
2013
Edward Kelsey Moore
2014
ReShonda Tate Billingsley
2015
Jason Reynolds
2016
Attica Locke
2017
Natalie Baszile
2018
Jesse Holland
2019
Dasha Kelly-Hamilton
2022
Brandon F. Flemming
2023