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

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References

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  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. Archived from the original on 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  6. ^ Shelly Haskins (2020-01-19). "Mountain Brook author wins 2020 Harper Lee Award". AL. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  7. ^ "Awards | Monroeville Literary Festival".