https://ernestjgainesaward.org/criteria daily 0.75 2025-07-21 https://ernestjgainesaward.org/literary-award-ernestgaines daily 0.75 2022-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1387376942066-TBCRC1FMB1LVJIA5P107/Screen+Shot+2013-12-18+at+8.28.44+AM.png About Mr. Gaines https://ernestjgainesaward.org/contact-us daily 0.75 2022-11-18 https://ernestjgainesaward.org/literary-award-about daily 1.0 2025-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1594657221175-2SXDNRMYYE2TJTRXACYP/EGaines_rockingchair_cropped.jpg The Award https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1594662574527-CK3AIRIRNO3R5CPNEE1D/ERNEST+AND+DIANNE+GAINES The Award Ernest J. Gaines with his wife, Dianne. https://ernestjgainesaward.org/donate-now daily 0.75 2024-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1594662291808-A3KT2GX6NFA1F2EUHZWW/ERNEST+GAINES Donate https://ernestjgainesaward.org/past-award-recipients daily 0.75 2025-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1594660616734-SL7746SWIZ44A501XC0I/OLYMPIA+VERNON Previous Winners Olympia Vernon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1594660726756-72KI50MWZNO7IVQFC68X/DINAW+MENGESTU Previous Winners Dinaw Mengestu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1594660753400-H41S9GV0HPG58RKZOA9R/STEPHANIE+POWELL+WATTS Previous Winners Stephanie Powell Watts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/eb178302-1b0c-4ec1-a1d5-3116de1fd388/Nathan%2BHarris%2Bauthor%2Bsmall.jpg Previous Winners - Make it stand out Nathan Harris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1594660804864-6VJPY2OXKVHC5JY3NXSE/MITCHELL+S.+JACKSON Previous Winners Mitchell S. Jackson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1608133309845-9FMSCOIWJ5T8X1R5J0VR/Bryan%2BWashington.jpg Previous Winners Bryan Washington https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1594660685630-JPKNU8QXPEK1DHQOO08L/JEFFERY+REYNARD+ALLEN Previous Winners Jeffery Renard Allen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/fb2bb494-083d-47f2-8350-3c0cf4dd7e36/Townsend_+Jacinda+%28Jim+Krause%29+MAIN.jpg Previous Winners - Make it stand out Jacinda Townsend https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/c5a96588-01b2-4417-8442-20b2fd495325/bilal.jpg Previous Winners - Make it stand out Aaliyah Bilal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1594661101803-BVTSKVPI8G3R1WE68887/JAMEL+BRINKLEY Previous Winners Jamel Brinkley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1594660825472-4RUS6E0LTQH30G9EYUOP/T.+GERONIMO+JOHNSON Previous Winners T. Geronimo Johnson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1594660847350-VQY5AVO49OIV2T9LQ313/CRYSTAL+WILKINSON Previous Winners Crystal Wilkinson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1387383734980-KPEGLRDSKY8AAQR6LVQX/VICTOR+LAVALLE Previous Winners Victor LaValle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1594660651517-NY4TQOH03T9ZMDLDIIGD/RAVI+HOWARD Previous Winners Ravi Howard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/5f14560a-e921-4bfc-bc75-86c3e8130c48/gabriel+bump+gaines+award+2020.jpg Previous Winners - Make it stand out Gabriel Bump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1594660781204-UY713HA42679KMFKLYU3/ATTICA+LOCKE Previous Winners Attica Locke https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1594661000958-G0GCDV8HKUY0BIEJXV86/LADEE+HUBBARD Previous Winners Ladee Hubbard https://ernestjgainesaward.org/literary-award-judges daily 0.75 2024-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1594659751393-PTM93V060H0VHOG2YBX0/PATRICIA+TOWERS Judges https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1594659404384-H8VC9BIDR4Q0YP5YIV7A/EDWARD+P.+JONES Judges Edward P. Jones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1594659305844-G7X3W5Q81TVUS5G8EZID/ANTHONY+GROOMS Judges Anthony Grooms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1594659606867-0S2G4ZC6PQB5QBUZ1VSZ/FRANCINE+PROSE Judges Francine Prose https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/2daa7ffb-897b-4fa9-a624-847e355f94ef/Opal+Moore.JPG Judges Opal Moore https://ernestjgainesaward.org/2021-premier daily 0.75 2023-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/ce073774-29d4-4177-b9ff-56cd0a5bc8ba/Mother+Country+Cover.jpg 2021 Video Presentation PREMIER - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1594657221175-2SXDNRMYYE2TJTRXACYP/EGaines_rockingchair_cropped.jpg 2021 Video Presentation PREMIER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1594662574527-CK3AIRIRNO3R5CPNEE1D/ERNEST+AND+DIANNE+GAINES 2021 Video Presentation PREMIER Ernest J. Gaines with his wife, Dianne. https://ernestjgainesaward.org/rsvp daily 0.75 2025-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1387377929383-C8LLNIVF1CLW0TRQPD8Y/Gaines_color.png RSVP - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://ernestjgainesaward.org/2024 daily 0.75 2025-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1594657221175-2SXDNRMYYE2TJTRXACYP/EGaines_rockingchair_cropped.jpg 17th Winner - Aaliyah Bilal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/c5a96588-01b2-4417-8442-20b2fd495325/bilal.jpg 17th Winner - Aaliyah Bilal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1594662574527-CK3AIRIRNO3R5CPNEE1D/ERNEST+AND+DIANNE+GAINES 17th Winner - Aaliyah Bilal Ernest J. Gaines with his wife, Dianne. https://ernestjgainesaward.org/2025 daily 0.75 2025-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1594662574527-CK3AIRIRNO3R5CPNEE1D/ERNEST+AND+DIANNE+GAINES 18th Winner - Essie Chambers Ernest J. Gaines with his wife, Dianne. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/3fec4d37-3d57-48fe-b521-0655df90e895/Essie+Chambers+-+author+photo.jpg 18th Winner - Essie Chambers - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52b0cf80e4b029770ea746db/1594657221175-2SXDNRMYYE2TJTRXACYP/EGaines_rockingchair_cropped.jpg 18th Winner - Essie Chambers