Pulitzer Prize winning contemporary author Rick Bragg builds upon the powerful legacy of other southern writers, such as Eudora Welty and William Faulkner, but with a style all his own, making his real-life stories of growing up poor in Alabama poignant and often humorous. ... I will begin with a section about the author himself and later include a section about his methods of writing and teaching creative writing to college students. ... About the Author Born on July 26, 1959 in Piedmont, Alabama, Rick was raised, along with his two brothers, in a life of poverty. ...

• Word Count: 4108
• Approx Pages: 16
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School