AchievementAugust 20, 2016· literature
N.K. Jemisin wins Hugo Award for The Fifth Season
N.K. Jemisin won the Hugo Award for Best Novel for The Fifth Season, becoming the first Black author to win the award. She subsequently won the Hugo for each of the next two books in the Broken Earth trilogy, an unprecedented three-year consecutive run, transforming the landscape of science fiction and fantasy publishing.