Mississippi natives honored
By Adam Koob | The Natchez Democrat
Published Sunday, February 22, 2009
NATCHEZ — On Saturday evening the Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration honored two Mississippi natives with the Richard Wright Excellence Award.
Authors Carolyn Haines and Natasha Trethewey were recognized for their excellence in writing.
Haines, a novelist, and Trethewey, a poet, were both at the event to accept their awards.
While the authors credited Wright and Eudora Welty, the celebration’s honoree, as the initial inspirations for their works, both gave thanks to their fellow Mississippians for their ongoing inspiration.
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