Grace F. Edwards
Grace Fredrica Edwards (3 January 1933 – 25 February 2020) was an American author who served as a director of the Harlem Writers Guild.[1][2]
In February 2020, she died at the age of 87.[3]
Biography[]
Grace was born as Grace Fredrica Smith on 3 January 1933 in Harlem Hospital, New York to William Smith, a laborer for the depression-era works progress administration, and Fredrica Smith, a homemaker.[1] She was educated at the City University of New York.[4]
Grace also served as a professor of creative writing at the College of New Rochelle, Hofstra University, Hunter College, and Marymount Manhattan College.[4]
She also worked as a contributor for The Los Angeles Times Book Review and The Washington Post Book Review.[4]
Awards[]
In 1999, she received the Fiction Honor Book award from the Black Caucus of the American Literary Association.[4]
Bibliography[]
- In the Shadow of the Peacock (1988)
- If I Should Die (1997)[5]
- No Time to Die (1998)
- A Toast Before Dying (1998)[6]
- Do or Die (2000)[7]
- The Viaduct (2004)[8]
References[]
- ^ a b Green, Penelope (June 5, 2020). "Grace Edwards, Harlem Mystery Writer, Dies at 87" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Grace F. Edwards | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com.
- ^ "Noted author Grace F. Edwards dies at 87". amsterdamnews.com.
- ^ a b c d Magazine, Harlem World (April 10, 2020). "Announcing The Passing Of Leader, Legend And Trailblazer Grace F. Edwards".
- ^ "IF I SHOULD DIE | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
- ^ "A TOAST BEFORE DYING | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
- ^ "DO OR DIE | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
- ^ "THE VIADUCT | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
- 1933 births
- 2020 deaths
- American women writers
- American mystery novelists
- City University of New York alumni
- 20th-century American women writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- 20th-century African-American women
- 20th-century African-American writers
- 21st-century African-American women
- 21st-century African-American writers
- African-American women writers
- American writer stubs