![]() And I was like, "Well, that's not true." But then I had never entered. And there were a lot of people saying the reason no black person has ever won this award is because they don't enter. Gwendolyn Glenn: Now the RITA is the top award? ![]() But no black person had ever won a RITA in 37 years. Ryan is the first African American writer to receive a RITA, even though a black woman, Vivian Stephens, was an editor who was one of the huge influences in founding that organization. This year, Ryan received the top romance novel prize, the RITA Award, for her novel "Long Shot." It's a story that, in addition to the romance element, focuses on various aspects of professional basketball, domestic violence and class distinctions. ![]() ![]() They're not your usual love stories, but tackle issues such as domestic violence, child custody and Native American rights, to name a few. Charlotte resident Kennedy Ryan has written 16 romance novels over the past six years and many of them are self-published. ![]()
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