Fellowship of Southern Writers

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The Fellowship of Southern Writers is a literary organization founded in 1987 at Chattanooga, Tennessee. The FSW was formed by 26 distinguished Southern authors, writers and other literary luminaries. The group meets in every odd-numbered year, usually during the Chattanooga Arts & Education Council's Conference on Southern Literature.

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[edit] Charter Members

[edit] Elected Members

[edit] Awards and Honors Given

  • The Hillsdale Prize for Fiction
  • The Hanes Prize for Poetry
  • The Robert Penn Warren Award for Fiction
  • The Bryan Family Foundation Award for Drama
  • The Cecil Woods, Jr. Prize for Non-Fiction
  • The Fellowship's New Writing Award for Fiction
  • The James Still Award for Writing About the Appalachian South
  • The Fellowship's New Award for Poetry
  • The Cleanth Brooks Medal for Distinguished Achievement in Southern Letters

[edit] See also

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