Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. An acclaimed author, a prolific songwriter and a group of small-town quilters are among this year s recipients of the Mississippi Governor s Arts Awards.
This is the 33rd year for the awards, and a ceremony is usually held in Jackson. Gov. Tate Reeves has limited the size of gatherings because of the coronavirus pandemic, so the ceremony was recorded. It is set to be televised at 8 p.m. Friday on Mississippi Public Broadcasting.
The Mississippi Arts Commission said in a news release that the awards are:
Excellence in Literature: Jesmyn Ward
Jesmyn Ward is an author and professor of creative writing at Tulane University. Ward, who grew up in DeLisle, received the National Book Award for her novels “Salvage the Bones” and “Sing, Unburied, Sing.”
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