Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Poetic Obituaries: Pearl [Garrett Crayton] had a God given talent

for writing and wrote poetry, plays, articles, essays and short stories. Her first paid writing job was as Editor of a Black newspaper "The News Leader" in Alexandria. This job allowed her to do feature and investigative stories. She published works in literary magazines, Sunday School books, textbooks as well as anthologies of Black writers. Pearl's name has been listed on the list of Best Writers in the United States. Over the years she received numerous accolades for her writings and won many prestigious writing awards.

from The Town Talk: Pearl Garrett Crayton

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