any southern authors you recommend?
i need from from any of these states
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, or West Virginia
books, short stories, essays
i want to get a prose for UIL competition
any current authors that you know?
2007-10-08 15:57:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
David Sedaris grew up in North Carolina. (current author)
John Grisham is from Arkansas, I think he lives near Oxford, MS now. (current author)
Eudora Welty also lived in MS.
Ditto William Faulkner.
Ernest Hemingway preferred Key West. His house and the descendants of his cats are still there.
Kim Edwards lives in Kentucky. (current author)
Anne Rice is from New Orleans. (current author)
2007-10-08 16:14:25 · answer #1 · answered by aggylu 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alabama
Harper Lee
Joe Hilley
Truman Capote
Don Keith
Robert R McMammon
Zelda Fitzgerald
Anne George
Mark Childress
just to name a few
2007-10-08 20:24:30 · answer #2 · answered by Wanda W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Willie Morris, from Mississippi, wrote My Dog Skip and a great, little known book about his late life with a cat, My Cat Spit McGee. Both are great books for all ages. Some of his other books are also brilliant and well written. Very smart and articulate man.
2007-10-08 17:18:47 · answer #3 · answered by Brian M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in North Carolina and we have some wonderful authors that are local.
Nicholas Sparks (my personal favorite, Message in a bottle, The Notebook ect)
Celia Riverbark (very humoruous in Essay form)
Zaylea Fox ( a new author memoir based on a true story)
And Thomas Wolf
Hope I helped some !
2007-10-08 16:03:21 · answer #4 · answered by GammyZ 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
John Grisham (Law, crime, detective type books)
Jim Henson (Created the Muppets)
Beth Henley (Playwright)
Barry Hannah (Various short stories)
Tennessee Williams (Playwright, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", "A Streetcar named Destiny")
All of them are from Mississippi.
2007-10-11 13:56:06 · answer #5 · answered by Leafy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a big fan of modern southern gothic. The best two in this category are probably Harry Crews and Larry Brown.
2007-10-08 16:01:15 · answer #6 · answered by Stephen L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maya Angelou, at least she lives in the south now.
2007-10-08 16:05:28 · answer #7 · answered by doglover 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I know me.
I know my Mom.
And my son's book is ready to go to the publisher.
2007-10-08 16:03:01 · answer #8 · answered by ♫ Bubastes, Cat Goddess♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jessica simpson?
2007-10-08 16:00:22 · answer #9 · answered by Lane 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋