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This is a '''List of writers from Birmingham''': | This is a '''List of writers from Birmingham''': | ||
==Novelists== | |||
* [[James Saxon Childers]], ''Laurel and Straw'', ''Hilltop in the Rain'', '"From Siam to Suez'' | * [[James Saxon Childers]], ''Laurel and Straw'', ''Hilltop in the Rain'', '"From Siam to Suez'' | ||
* [[Mark Childress]], ''Crazy in Alabama'' | * [[Mark Childress]], ''Crazy in Alabama'' | ||
* [[Ethel Gorman]], ''Red Acres'' | * [[Ethel Gorman]], ''Red Acres'' | ||
* [[John Temple Graves]], ''The Fighting South'', ''Tonight in the South'', ''The Shaft in the Sky'' | * [[John Temple Graves]], ''The Fighting South'', ''Tonight in the South'', ''The Shaft in the Sky'' | ||
* [[Frances Nimmo Green]], ''The Right of the Strongest'', ''Into the Night'', ''One Clear Call'' | * [[Frances Nimmo Green]], ''The Right of the Strongest'', ''Into the Night'', ''One Clear Call'' | ||
* [[Keith Harrelson]] | * [[Keith Harrelson]] | ||
* [[Mary Johnston]], ''To Have and to Hold'', ''Prisoner of Hope'' | * [[Mary Johnston]], ''To Have and to Hold'', ''Prisoner of Hope'' | ||
* [[Caitlin Kiernan]] | * [[Caitlin Kiernan]] | ||
* [[Jim Lawrence]] | * [[Jim Lawrence]] | ||
* [[Hugh Martin]], "Best Foot Forward" | * [[Hugh Martin]], "Best Foot Forward" | ||
* [[Robert McCammon]] | * [[Robert McCammon]] | ||
* [[Mittie Owen McDavid]], ''Princess Pocahontas'', ''Children of the Meadow'' | * [[Mittie Owen McDavid]], ''Princess Pocahontas'', ''Children of the Meadow'' | ||
* [[Walker Percy]] (1916-1990), ''The Moviegoer'' (1961) | * [[Walker Percy]] (1916-1990), ''The Moviegoer'' (1961) | ||
* [[Rebecca Rogers]] | * [[Rebecca Rogers]] | ||
* [[Margaret D. Sizemore]], ''The Amazing Marriage of Marie Eustis and Josef Hoffman'' | * [[Margaret D. Sizemore]], ''The Amazing Marriage of Marie Eustis and Josef Hoffman'' | ||
* [[Edgar Valentine Smith]], "Elijah" | * [[Edgar Valentine Smith]], "Elijah" | ||
* [[Emma Gelders Sterne]], ''Calico Ball'', ''No Surrender'', ''Some Plant Olive Trees'' | * [[Emma Gelders Sterne]], ''Calico Ball'', ''No Surrender'', ''Some Plant Olive Trees'' | ||
* [[Tobias Wolff]] | |||
* [[Erna Oleson Xan]], ''Wisconsin, My Home'', ''Home For Good'' | |||
==Children's authors== | |||
* [[Charles Ghigna]] | |||
* [[Carroll Karch]] | |||
==Historians== | |||
* [[Hul-Cee M. Acton]], ''Chalk, Termites and God's Country'', ''Pierian Club of Birmingham'' | |||
* [[Ethel Armes]], ''[[Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama]]'' | |||
* [[Mary Powell Crane]], ''History of Alabama and Birmingham'' | |||
* [[George M. Cruikshank]], ''Birmingham and Environs'' (2 vols.) | |||
* [[Hill Ferguson]], ''Personalities of Birmingham Men and Women'' | |||
* [[John Henley, Jr]], ''This is Birmingham'' | |||
* [[J. R. Hornady]], ''Book of Birmingham'' | |||
* [[Thomas Huey, Sr]], ''Story of Ruhama'' | |||
* [[Lou Emma Matthews]] | |||
* [[Florence Wood Moss]], ''Building of Birmingham and Jefferson County'' | |||
* [[Jim Sulzby]], ''[[Birmingham Sketches]]'' | * [[Jim Sulzby]], ''[[Birmingham Sketches]]'' | ||
* [[Elberta Taylor]], ''Birmingham, My Home'' | * [[Elberta Taylor]], ''Birmingham, My Home'' | ||
==Other== | |||
* [[Fanna K. Bee]] | |||
* [[Clint Bonner]], ''Alabama Oddities'' | |||
* [[Octavus Roy Cohen]], short stories about African-American life on 18th Street | |||
* [[Howard Cruse]] | |||
* [[Angela Davis]] | |||
* [[Paul Finebaum]] | |||
* [[Vonetta Flowers]] | |||
* [[Sally Hill]], ''[[Progressive Farmer]]'', cookbook | |||
* [[Kate Speake Penny]] | |||
* [[David Vest]] | * [[David Vest]] | ||
* [[Heather Whitestone]] | * [[Heather Whitestone]] | ||
[[Category:Writers]] | [[Category:Writers]] | ||
[[Category:Lists|Writers]] | [[Category:Lists|Writers]] | ||
Revision as of 18:04, 1 June 2006
This is a List of writers from Birmingham:
Novelists
- James Saxon Childers, Laurel and Straw, Hilltop in the Rain, '"From Siam to Suez
- Mark Childress, Crazy in Alabama
- Ethel Gorman, Red Acres
- John Temple Graves, The Fighting South, Tonight in the South, The Shaft in the Sky
- Frances Nimmo Green, The Right of the Strongest, Into the Night, One Clear Call
- Keith Harrelson
- Mary Johnston, To Have and to Hold, Prisoner of Hope
- Caitlin Kiernan
- Jim Lawrence
- Hugh Martin, "Best Foot Forward"
- Robert McCammon
- Mittie Owen McDavid, Princess Pocahontas, Children of the Meadow
- Walker Percy (1916-1990), The Moviegoer (1961)
- Rebecca Rogers
- Margaret D. Sizemore, The Amazing Marriage of Marie Eustis and Josef Hoffman
- Edgar Valentine Smith, "Elijah"
- Emma Gelders Sterne, Calico Ball, No Surrender, Some Plant Olive Trees
- Tobias Wolff
- Erna Oleson Xan, Wisconsin, My Home, Home For Good
Children's authors
Historians
- Hul-Cee M. Acton, Chalk, Termites and God's Country, Pierian Club of Birmingham
- Ethel Armes, Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama
- Mary Powell Crane, History of Alabama and Birmingham
- George M. Cruikshank, Birmingham and Environs (2 vols.)
- Hill Ferguson, Personalities of Birmingham Men and Women
- John Henley, Jr, This is Birmingham
- J. R. Hornady, Book of Birmingham
- Thomas Huey, Sr, Story of Ruhama
- Lou Emma Matthews
- Florence Wood Moss, Building of Birmingham and Jefferson County
- Jim Sulzby, Birmingham Sketches
- Elberta Taylor, Birmingham, My Home
Other
- Fanna K. Bee
- Clint Bonner, Alabama Oddities
- Octavus Roy Cohen, short stories about African-American life on 18th Street
- Howard Cruse
- Angela Davis
- Paul Finebaum
- Vonetta Flowers
- Sally Hill, Progressive Farmer, cookbook
- Kate Speake Penny
- David Vest
- Heather Whitestone