Audie Awards 2025 winners announced.

The Audie Awards 2025 winners were announced in New York, USA on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Here are the writers of African descent who won in their categories.

The Audie Awards have been awarded annually by the American Audio Publishers Association for audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment since 1996. The awards are given to types of writing, including abridged and unabridged fiction and non-fiction, and such genres as romance, fantasy and mystery; other awards recognize excellence in different styles of narration and production, such as multi-voiced performance and production values.

The winners for 2025 were announced in a gala in New York City on Tuesday, March 4. Here are the writers of African descent who won in their categories;

Erotica Winner

• The Heartbreaker, Marni Mann Narrated by Savannah Peachwood, Connor Crais Published by Dreamscape Media LLC

Faith Based Fiction or Nonfiction Winner

• The American Queen (Audio) By Vanessa Miller Narrated by Angel Pean Published by HarperAudio

Literary Fiction & Classics Winner

• James (Audio), Percival Everett, Narrated by Dominic Hoffman, Published by Penguin Random House Audio

Middle Grade Winner

• Black Star (Audio), Kwame Alexander, Narrated by Angel Pean, Nile Bullock, Karen Chilton, Aaron Goodson, Dominic Hoffman Published by Hachette Audio

Narrative by the Author(s) Winner

• Bits and Pieces (Audio), Written and narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, Published by Blackstone Publishing

Nonfiction Winner

• There’s Always This Year (Audio), Written and narrated by Hanif Abdurraqib, Published by Penguin Random House Audio

Romance Winner

• This Could Be Us (Audio), Kennedy Ryan, Narrated by Ines del Castillo and Jakobi Diem Published by Hachette Audio