Shirley Ann Grau

Literature

Photo of Shirley Ann Grau Shirley Ann Grau (NC ’50) Author of six novels and four short story collections, novelist Shirley Ann Grau found immense inspiration in life in the Deep South. Grau was born in New Orleans and grew up in Mobile, Alabama, the daughter of a...

N.K. Jeminsin

Literature, Featured 2023

Photo of N.K Jemisin   N.K. Jemisin (NC ’94) From Newcomb alumna to critically acclaimed author, N. K. Jemisin has been heralded by The New York Times as “the most celebrated science fiction and fantasy writer of her generation.” N(ora). K. Jemisin was raised in...