Article on Zora Neale Hurstonhttps://www.zoranealehurston.com/resource_type/article/Recent content in Article on Zora Neale HurstonHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usThe Official Website of Zora Neale HurstonMon, 16 Apr 2018 22:33:19 -0400She Was the Partyhttps://www.zoranealehurston.com/resource/she-was-the-party-their-eyes-were-watching-god/Mon, 16 Apr 2018 22:33:19 -0400https://www.zoranealehurston.com/resource/she-was-the-party-their-eyes-were-watching-god/by Valerie Boyd Zora Neale Hurston knew how to make an entrance. On May 1, 1925, at a literary awards dinner sponsored by Opportunity magazine, the earthy Harlem newcomer turned heads and raised eyebrows as she claimed four awards: a second-place fiction prize for her short story “Spunk,” a second-place award in drama for her play Color Struck, and two honorable mentions. The names of the writers who beat out Hurston for first place that night would soon be forgotten.