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RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 18 -- The city of Raleigh issued the following news release:
Highly acclaimed Durham County novelist Zelda Lockhart has been selected as the region's 2010 Piedmont Laureate.
The Piedmont Laureate program was created to build a literary bridge for residents to come together and celebrate the art of writing. Co-sponsored by the City of Raleigh Arts Commission, Alamance County Arts Council, Durham Arts Council, Johnston County Arts Council, Orange County Arts Commission, and United Arts Council of Raleigh & Wake County, the program's key goal is to "promote awareness and heighten appreciation for excellence in the literary arts throughout the Piedmont region."
"The Piedmont Laureate program provides an important opportunity for residents in the Triangle area to connect with and learn about their strong literary heritage and the influence this area plays in the state's literary landscape," said Mary B. Regan, executive director of the North Carolina Arts Council.
Ms. Lockhart is the author of "Fifth Born," which was a 2002 Barnes & Noble Discovery selection and won a finalist award for debut fiction from the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright...