BEST SPOKENWORD PERFORMANCE FEMALE

Monica Daye – North Carolina

BEST SPOKENWORD PERFORMANCE MALE

Beny Blaq – MD

BEST SPOKENWORD PERFORMANCE DUO/GROUP

The 5th L – Baltimore, MD

BEST SPOKENWORD PERFORMANCE YOUTH

Emoni Fela – Washington, DC

HOST OF THE YEAR

Komplex – Baltimore, MD

POETRY BOOK OF THE YEAR

Growing Up Girl: An Anthology of Voices from Marginalized Spaces – edited by Michelle Sewell – Washington, DC

SPOKENWORD ALBUM OF THE YEAR

7 Days of Freedom – Monica Daye – North Carolina

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

Monica Daye – Durham, NC

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

Lamont Carey – Washington, DC

MORE LIKE FAMILY POETRY TROUPE

Diversity Poet Educators – Norfolk, VA

MORE LIKE FAMILY SLAM TEAM

DC/Baltimore Slam Team

MOST CREATIVE COVER ART CD

7 Days of Freedom – Monica Daye – North Carolina

MOST CREATIVE COVER ART BOOK

Growing Up Girl: An Anthology of Voices from Marginalized Spaces – edited by Michelle Sewell – Washington, DC

WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT WRITTEN AWARD

Scent of a Woman – Naima Jahmaal – Maryland

WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT PERFORMANCE

The Last Poet of the Night – Shadokat – New Jersey

POETRY SLAM OF THE YEAR

The Nuyorican – New York, NY