Awards & Winners

Ishmael Reed

Date of Birth 22-February-1938
Place of Birth Chattanooga
(Hamilton County, Tennessee, Marion County, United States of America, Area code 423)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Ismael Scott Reed, Ishmael Scott Reed
Profession Writer, Novelist, Poet, Author, Essayist, Playwright, Teacher, Editor
Ishmael Scott Reed is an American poet, essayist, songwriter, playwright, and novelist, as well as being an editor and publisher. Reed is known for his satirical works challenging American political culture, and highlighting political and cultural oppression. Reed's work has often sought to represent neglected African and African-American perspectives; his energy and advocacy have centered more broadly on neglected peoples and perspectives, irrespective of their cultural origins.

Awards by Ishmael Reed

Check all the awards nominated and won by Ishmael Reed.

1973


Nominations 1973 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
National Book Award for Fiction Mumbo jumbo
National Book Award for Poetry Conjure; selected poems, 1963-1970