Hurston/Wright Foundation
< Hurston
| Founded | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Marita Golden and Clyde McElvene |
| Type | Nonprofit, private foundation |
| 52-1706969 | |
| Focus | Literature, black writers, arts education |
| Location | |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Cyndee Landrum (board chair) |
| Website | hurstonwright |
The Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation is an American literary nonprofit organization that supports the development and careers of black writers. The Foundation provides classes, workshops, an annual conference, and offers the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award and the North Star Award, among others. Writer Marita Golden and cultural historian Clyde McElvene founded the organization in 1990.