Published on: March 12, 2023 at 10:00 AM

By: Jennifer Brady

Eight distinguished authors were inducted into the 2023 Alabama Writers Hall of Fame at the University of Alabama’s Bryant Conference Center March 10.

Living members of the 2023 Class are Tom Franklin, Trudier Harris, Angela Johnson, Howell Raines, Michelle Richmond and Daniel Wallace. Authors Eugene Walter and Kathryn Tucker Windham were inducted posthumously. Carolyn Haines, a 2020 inductee, was master of ceremonies.

“It is both an honor and a privilege to take part in recognizing the creativity, dedication and accomplishments of the authors represented in the 2023 Class,” said Michael Pearce, director of the Alabama Center for the Book.

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