Record #:

24769

Author(s):

Smith, Lee

Abstract:

Born in Southwestern Virginia, Lee Smith is an American fiction author who has won a number of awards, including the North Carolina Award for Literature. In this autobiographical piece, Smith discusses her influences—including Appalachia, Eudora Welty, and James Still—and her journey as a writer.

Source:

Garden and Gun (NoCar AP 2 G247), Vol. 10 Issue 1, Feb/Mar 2016, p89-93, il, por

Subject(s):

Smith, Lee, 1944-; Appalachian Region, Southern--Social life and customs