Grace F. Edwards
American author (1933–2020)
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Grace Fredrica Edwards (January 3, 1933 – February 25, 2020) was an American author who served as a director of the Harlem Writers Guild.[1][2]
In February 2020, she died at the age of 87.[3]
Biography
Born as Grace Fredrica Smith on January 3, 1933, in Harlem Hospital, New York, to William Smith, a laborer for the depression-era Works Progress Administration, and Fredrica Smith, a homemaker,[1] Grace was educated at the City College of New York.[4]
She served as a professor of creative writing at the College of New Rochelle, Hofstra University, Hunter College, and Marymount Manhattan College.[4]
She was also a contributor to The Los Angeles Times Book Review and The Washington Post Book Review.[4]
Awards
In 1999, she received the Fiction Honor Book award from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association.[4]
