A passion for storytelling since childhood coupled with a devastating personal loss brought on by Hurricane Katrina helped propel UHD staffer Kionna Walker LeMalle in the writing of “Behind the Waterline.” Her debut novel will be published in 2024, thanks to the Lee Smith Novel Prize LeMalle received through…
Drum roll, please! Blair is proud to announce the winner of the Lee Smith Novel Prize is Behind the Waterline by Kionna Walker LeMalle. LeMalle’s manuscript was selected by contest judge Deesha Philyaw (The Secret Lives of Church Ladies) from over five hundred novel submissions.
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