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Cynthia Robinson Young is the author of Migration. For this chapbook she was named the finalist in this category for the Georgia Author of the Year Award, 2019. Her work has been featured in journals and anthologies, including Poetry South, Catapula: a magazine of southern perspectives, Sixfold, and in the forthcoming Waves: A Confluence of Women's Voices. ...more

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Georgia Author of the Year Finalist

On June 18, 2019, Cynthia Robinson Young was recognized by the Georgia Writers Association for her book, Migration. She was named Finalist in the chapbook category for Georgia Author of the Year Award.
Nicholas Goodly, Cave Canem fellow, and Migration by Cynthia Robinson Young judge for this category, commented, " These poems speak to and for a lineage of strong black women, their journeys and plights through time...It unites a Read more of this blog post »
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