Harper Lee Award

Award for Alabama writers

The Harper Lee Award for Alabama's Distinguished Writer of the Year is an annual award recognizing a writer who was born in Alabama or has spent their formative years there. It is named after Harper Lee, whose To Kill A Mockingbird has sold over 30 million copies.[1][2]

The Harper Lee Award was established in 1998 and was first awarded to Albert Murray.

Recipients

  • 1998 — Albert Murray
  • 1999 — Madison Jones
  • 2000 — Helen Norris
  • 2001 — Sena Jeter Naslund
  • 2002 — Mary Ward Brown
  • 2003 — Rodney Jones
  • 2004 — Sonia Sanchez
  • 2005 — Andrew Highway
  • 2006 — Wayne Greenhaw[3]
  • 2007 — William Cobb
  • 2008 — Rebecca Gilman[4]
  • 2009 — Rick Bragg
  • 2010 — Carolyn Haines
  • 2011 — Winston Groom
  • 2012 — Fannie Flagg
  • 2013 — Gay Talese
  • 2014 — Mark Childress
  • 2015 — Hank Lazer
  • 2016 — E. O. Wilson[5]
  • 2017 — Brad Watson
  • 2018 — Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
  • 2019 — Daniel Wallace
  • 2020 — Patti Callahan Henry[6]
  • 2021 — Angela Johnson
  • 2022 — Cynthia Tucker
  • 2023 — Joy Harjo

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References

  1. ^ "Programs : Harper Lee Award". Alabama Writers' Forum. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  2. ^ "Alabama Writers Awards". Monroeville Literary Festival. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  3. ^ "Montgomery Author Wins Harper Lee Award". Alabama Public Radio. 6 March 2006. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  4. ^ "Artist Bio : Rebecca Gilman". Goodman Theatre. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  5. ^ "Edward O. Wilson Chosen as 2016 Harper Lee Award Recipient". E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation. December 15, 2015. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  6. ^ Shelly Haskins (2020-01-19). "Mountain Brook author wins 2020 Harper Lee Award". AL. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  7. ^ https://www.monroevilleliteraryfestival.com/awards