- National Book Award for first novel, 1983[16]
- National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, 1985
- Candace Award, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, 1986[17]
- Guggenheim Fellowship, 1988 [15]
- Lillian Smith Award, 1989.[2]
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