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Nikki Giovanni, University Distinguished Professor of English in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, has been selected to receive the 2016 Literary Lifetime Achievement Award from the Library of Virginia.
She is the author of many collections of poetry, children’s books, and works of nonfiction. Professor Giovanni will be honored at ceremonies in Richmond in October. Past winners of this award include Edgar Allan Poe, Tom Wolfe, Booker T. Washington, and John Grisham.
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NIKKI GIOVANNI TO RECEIVE THE 2016 LITERARY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE LIBRARY OF VIRGINIA was originally published on praisecleveland.com
