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Current Nominees for 2008

The following authors are nominated for the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame for the annual election in April. The Board of Judges shall vote on each individual nomination and the person receiving the highest total of votes, and runner-up, shall be elected to the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame.

If hyperlinked, information on the authors within the New Georgia Encyclopedia may be viewed by clicking on their name. (Information will display in a new window.)

Edward Porter Alexander Georgia Douglas Camp Johnson
Peter Wellington Alexander Sue Monk Kidd
Raymond Andrews James Kilgo
Mignon F. Ballard Virginia Lanier
Toni Cade Bambara Edward Larson
Coleman Barks Edison Marshall
Furman Bisher Bernice Brown McCullar
David Bottoms James Alan McPherson
Olive Ann Burns Oliver Quimby Melton, Jr.
Kathryn Stripling Byer John Herndon (Johnny) Mercer
Virginia Spencer Carr J.L. Miles
Rosalynn Carter Judson Mitcham
Brainard Cheney William Robert Mitchell, Jr
Judith Ortiz Cofer Frances Newman
June Cottingham Kimberly S. Phillips
E. Merton Coulter Eugenia Price
Ossie Davis Ruby Lorraine Radford
Carmen Agra Deedy Janisse Ray
William Diehl Don Rhodes
Faye Gibbons Albert Scardino
Lewis Grizzard Michael Stipe
Corra Harris Brenda Wilkinson
Julia Collier Harris Augusta Jane Evans Wilson
Mac Hyman