Nat'l Book Award nominee to be honored
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -June 9, 2008 Douglas is the pen name of 87-year-old Josephine Haxton, who is
best known for such books as "A Family's Affair," and National
Book Award nominee "Apostles of Light." Her stories, novels and
nonfiction are set in Mississippi and deal candidly with race
relations, families and the role of women.
A University of Mississippi graduate, Douglas will join Eudora
Welty, Walter Anderson and Leontyne Price as lifetime achievement
winners.
The institute honors writers and artists with awards each year,
but rarely gives out lifetime honors.
