Danez Smith (Don’t Call Us Dead), Carmen Maria Machado (Her Body and Other Parties), and Lesley Nneka Arimah (What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky) discuss their work, their achievements, and what awards and accolades mean for authors and readers. In a world where we’ve seen a diversification of award winners in the US and beyond, what does this mean for the literary landscape and for writers themselves? How far have we come, how far do we have left to go, and how will this change writing and reading in the future?