Here are your winners for Day 1 of the NAACP Image Awards non-televised categories

The week filled with black excellence kicked off Monday with the first round of winners in the non-televised award categories. The winners were announced during a virtual experience on the NAACP Image Awards social media. Let's congratulate and give a round of an applause to these winners of representation.

The list of the winners are down below!

Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction

“Long Division” - Kiese Laymon

Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction

“The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story” - Nikole Hannah-Jones

Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author

“Just As I Am” - Cicely Tyson

Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/ Autobiography

“Will”- Will Smith

Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional

“Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business)” - Tabitha Brown

Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry

“Perfect Black”- Crystal Wilkinson

Outstanding Literary Work – Children

“Stacey’s Extraordinary Words” - Stacey Abrams, Kitt Thomas

Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens

“Ace of Spades”- Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Outstanding Podcast – News and Information

Blindspot: “Tulsa Burning”

Outstanding Podcast – Arts and Entertainment

“Jemele Hill is Unbothered”

Outstanding Podcast – Society and Culture

“Jemele Hill is Unbothered”

Outstanding Podcast – Lifestyle / Self-Help

“Two Funny Mamas” - Sherri Shepherd & Kym Whitley

Special Award: Youth Activist of The Year

Channing Hill