Southern Regional Council

10/05/2026

Keisha Blain, author of "Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights," received a Lillian Smith Book Award at a ceremony at the Decatur Library on Saturday, October 3rd.

10/05/2026

At a ceremony at the Decatur Library on October 3, 2026, Derek W. Black received a 2026 Lillian Smith Book Award for his book "Dangerous Learning: The South's Long War on Black Literacy."

10/02/2026

Keisha Blain, author of "Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights," will receive a Lillian Smith Book Award at a ceremony at the Decatur Library at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, October 3rd.

09/26/2026

The 2026 Lillian Smith Book awards will be presented on October 3, 2026 at 11:15 a.m. at the Decatur Library. The event is free and open to the public. https://www.decaturbookfestival.com/event-details/lillian-smith-book-award-ceremony?fbclid=IwY2xjawUkjPlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7UKj4nGkFx6CmmYnkmhO-62G0zjWlidtLwK9Z9q9lO8_3bC-rplhMSk7pebQ_aem_N2QdYCjtEtBDIYoNw6I4GA

The 2026 winners of the Lillian Smith Book Award are Derek W. Black and Keisha N. Blain.

09/21/2026

Tomiko Brown-Nagin received a Lillian Smith Book Award for 2023 for "Courage to Dissent: Atlanta and the Long History of the Civil Rights Movement." The 2026 awards will be presented during the Decatur Book Festival on October 3, 2026.

09/20/2026

Victor Luckerson received a Lillian Smith Book Award for "Built from the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa's Greenwood District, America's Black Wall Street." The 2026 awards will be presented during the Decatur Book Festival on October 3, 2026.

09/13/2026

This year's Lillian Smith Book Award recipients have been announced! The awards will be presented during the Decatur Book Festival on October 3, 2026.

The 2026 winners of the Lillian Smith Book Award are Derek W. Black and Keisha N. Blain.

09/09/2026

Please join us as we present the 2026 Lillian Smith Book Awards during the Decatur Book Festival on October 3, 2026.

The 2026 winners of the Lillian Smith Book Award are Derek W. Black and Keisha N. Blain.

09/08/2026

Crystal Sanders Received a Lillian Smith Book Award in 2025 for her book "A Forgotten Migration: Black Southerners, Segregation Scholarships, and the Debt Owed to Public HBCUs." The 2026 Awards will be presented during the Decatur Book Festival on October 3, 2026.