Welcome to our new author/client, Dr. Daryl Cumber Dance, Professor of English, Emerita. Her latest book–a historical novella–will publish Fall 2020.
A List of Her Awards & Recognition
- Legacy Award, Virginia State University
- The Sojourner Truth Award from The African American Studies Program of George Mason University
- Zora Neale Hurston Award, National Association of Black Storytellers Annual Conference
- From My People won the Storytelling World Award
- From My People selected as one of the “Top 10 African -American Nonfiction” books reviewed by Booklist
- Sister Circle Book Award for Outstanding Anthology
- National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education’s (NAFEO’s) Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award
- Award of Distinction from The African American/Caribbean Cultural Arts Commission
- Citation for Contributions to Caribbean Literature, by The Caribbean-American Association
- VCU African-American Alumni honoree
- Phi Beta Sigma Outstanding Faculty Award, VCU
- VCU Humanities and Sciences Distinguished Research Award
- Fifty Caribbean Writers named an outstanding reference book by Library Journal
- VCU Arts and Sciences Lecturer Award
- Black Arts Award for Excellence in the Literary Arts, Branches of the Arts