BEST SPOKENWORD PERFORMANCE/FEMALE

Queen Sheba – Atlanta, GA

BEST SPOKENWORD PERFORMANCE/MALE

13 of Nazareth – Virginia

HOST OF THE YEAR

Zayd Malik – Durham, NC

BOOK OF THE YEAR

Eyes Free by Taalam Acey – Baltimore, MD/Newark, NJ

SPOKENWORD ALBUM(S) OF THE YEAR

All Seasons – illpoets Collective – Various Cities 
Trulific Wordz – Truelife – Maryland

BEST SLAM

Word Up – Oya Xclusive – Norfolk, VA

BEST VENUE

Vibes Open Mic – Durham, NC

BEST EVENT

MLK Poetry Extravaganza – Washington, DC

C.O.U.P.(Community Oriented Underground Poet Female)

Dawordartist – Virginia Beach, VA

C.O.U.P. (Community Oriented Underground Poet Male)

Kuroji Ntu – Washington, DC

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