BEST SPOKENWORD PERFORMANCE/FEMALE

Naima Jahmaal – Washington, DC

BEST SPOKENWORD PERFORMANCE/MALE

Shadokat – Philadelphia, PA

BEST SPOKENWORD PERFORMANCE DUO/GROUP

Jhunippuz – Norfolk, VA

BEST SPOKENWORD PERFORMANCE/YOUTH

Jazmin Fountain – Norfolk, VA

HOST OF THE YEAR

Drew “Droopy” Anderson – Washington, DC
& Godchild the Omen – Norfolk, VA

POETRY BOOK OF THE YEAR

Still Swinging – Tanya “Jahipster” Matthews – Baltimore, MD

SPOKENWORD ALBUM(S) OF THE YEAR

Personology –godchild the omen – Norfolk, VA  
Water Margin – the 5th L – Baltimore, MD

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

Monica Daye – Durham, NC

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

Tim Jackson – Durham, NC

MORE LIKE FAMILY POETRY TROUPE

DC/Baltimore Slam Team

MOST CREATIVE COVER ART/CD

Get Familiar – Queen Sheba – Atlanta, GA

WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT WRITTEN AWARD

Drew “Droopy” Anderson – Washington, DC

POETRY SLAM OF THE YEAR

The Nuyorican – New York, NY