Editing Sam Selvon (section)

==Awards and legacy==
Selvon was awarded two [[Guggenheim Fellowships]] (in 1955 and 1968),<ref name=NALIS>[http://www.nalis.gov.tt/Research/SubjectGuide/Biographies/BiographiesSZ/tabid/292/Default.aspx?PageContentID=1145 "Sam Selvon"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113063015/http://www.nalis.gov.tt/Research/SubjectGuide/Biographies/BiographiesSZ/tabid/292/Default.aspx?PageContentID=1145 |date=13 November 2014 }}, Trinidad and Tobago National Library and Information Service (NALIS).</ref> an honorary doctorate from [[Warwick University]] in 1989, and in 1985 the honorary degree of DLitt by the University of the West Indies.<ref name=ODNB /> In 1969 he was awarded the Trinidad & Tobago [[Hummingbird Medal|Hummingbird Medal Gold]] for Literature, and in 1994 he was (posthumously) given another national award, the [[Chaconia Medal|Chaconia Medal Gold]] for Literature.<ref name=NALIS /> In 2012 he was honoured with a [[NALIS]] Lifetime Achievement Literary Award for his contributions to Trinidad and Tobago's literature.<ref name=NALIS />

On what would have been his 95th birthday, 20 May 2018, Selvon was honoured with a [[Google Doodle]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sam Selvon's 95th Birthday |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/sam-selvons-95th-birthday/ |website=Google |date=20 May 2018}}</ref>