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Ernest J. Gaines
Ernest J. Gaines 0000000114766881 Ernest J. Gaines, born in Louisiana in 1933, is a celebrated author known for his unique historical resonance. His works, which earned him numerous awards including ...
Nathan Harris
Nathan Harris 0000000047365403 A 2021 National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” Honoree Nathan Harris, an award-winning author, holds an MFA from the University of Texas and lives in Austin. K...
Rachel M. Harper
Rachel M. Harper 0000000040693017 Rachel M. Harper, acclaimed author of novels “Brass Ankle Blues” & “This Side of Providence”, is a Pushcart Prize nominee and Ernest J. Gaines Award finalist. A reci...
Stephanie Powell Watts
Stephanie Powell Watts 0000000123378514 Stephanie Powell Watts, a former Jehovah’s Witness minister and factory worker, is a celebrated writer and teacher of fiction and creative nonfiction. With a B...
Ravi Howard
Ravi Howard NONE Ravi Howard is an award-winning author and television producer, known for his novel “Like Trees, Walking.” A recipient of the 2001 Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Award and the 200...
Crystal Wilkinson
Crystal Wilkinson 0000000041499179 Crystal Wilkinson is an award-winning author known for novels like The Birds of Opulence and Blackberries, Blackberries. She has received recognition from instituti...
Ladee Hubbard
Ladee Hubbard 0000000496785892 Ladee Hubbard, born in Massachusetts and raised in Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands, is a Princeton-educated author, mentor to Toni Morrison, and professor at Tulane...
S. Pearl Sharp
S. Pearl Sharp 0000000036855052 S. Pearl Sharp is a writer, actress, filmmaker and broadcast journalist. An advocate of holistic healing, S. Pearl conducts workshops that merge art and healing, and c...