The Michigan Writers Collection, located in the Special Collections Division of the Michigan State University Libraries serves as a primary resource for the recognition, study, and appreciation of the literary tradition that exists and continues to evolve in Michigan. It is devoted to collecting and making accessible all the manuscripts and published works of selected writers with important ties to Michigan. Although in existence for less than a decade, the collection already features several of the most outstanding writers of the last quarter century. Among those in the collection are winners of a Pulitzer Prize, the Yale Younger Poets Award, National Endowment for the Humanities awards, and Guggenheim Fellowships.
The collection was originally established to recognize only MSU students who later achieved national and international reputations for their literary work, such as Jim Harrison, Richard Ford, Carolyn Forche, Tom McGuane, Dan Gerber, Lev Raphael, Jim Cash, and Jack Epps. Given the important writing talent that exists throughout Michigan, the collection was later expanded to include poet Jim Daniels and mystery writer Loren Estleman, among others. The collection continues to grow and is used by MSU students, faculty, and visiting researchers.
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Click on the author's name below to see biographical and bibliographic information for each author.
Isabel Miller, aka Alma Routsong
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