Alabama literature
The literature of Alabama, United States, includes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Representative authors include Augusta Jane Evans, Fannie Flagg, Harper Lee and Booker T. Washington.History
-born Augusta Jane Evans moved to Mobile in 1849 and wrote many popular novels that incorporated aspects of her experience in Alabama.
In 1960, Harper Lee, born in Monroeville, published perhaps the most celebrated novel set in Alabama, To Kill A Mockingbird.
Winston Groom authored the novel Forrest Gump which was made into the hit movie of the same name.The Alabama Library Association launched its "Alabama Author Awards" in 1957 for fiction, nonfiction and poetry; honorees have included Gail Godwin, Ann Waldron, Kathryn Tucker Windham. The Alabama Writers' Forum began in 1992.
