James Baldwin Awards 2025 Finalists. James rutenbeck, a white filmmaker from the suburbs, has come here to document their lives. Finalists in these categories will be announced on april 2.

Edward berger’s conclave and james mangold’s a complete unknown aren’t too far behind with 8 nominations each, including best directing for mangold. Penguin random house, and we need diverse books (wndb), have opened submissions for the 2025 creative writing awards.