Maya Angelou Book Award

Winter FYI Book Club: "I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times" by Taylor Byas, 2023 Maya Angelou Book Award winner.

Taylor Byas is the winner of the third annual Maya Angelou Book Award for her debut poetry collection I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times.    She was named Thursday evening, October 5, during the Writers for Readers literary event co-spon...

The Maya Angelou Book Award reading committee has selected five finalists for the third annual national award, which is presented by the Kansas City Public Library, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and five other Missouri universities. 

The Maya Angelou Book Award reading committee has selected four finalists for the second annual award, which is presented by the Kansas City Public Library, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and five other universities in the state.