Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Akil Kumarasamy
The https://www.bard.edu/news/details/?id=17341&prefurl=annual-bard-fiction-prize-is-awarded-to-akil-kumarasamy-2020-12-01 Annual Bard Fiction Prize includes a $30,000 cash award and an appointment as a writer in residence at Bard College for a semester, so it seems to help support her notability per  #4 ("won significant critical attention"), even if it does not strictly meet 
— User:Beccaynr, 06:59, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:AUTHOR||WP:ANYBIO (Wikipedia:Notability)