WORKS OF ART
by a Southern Storyteller
“Anne George’s work is consistently effortless in its presentation—the deceptively simple hallmark of true art.”
—Annabel Alderman, The Write Place
“Our Anne, she writes poetry.”
–Anne George from “Turned Funny,” Some of It Is True
Anne George is the author of the Southern Sisters mysteries published by Avon. The first in the series, Murder on a Girls’ Night Out, was awarded the Agatha Award for best first mystery. The eighth, and final, book in the series, Murder Boogies with Elvis, was publish posthumously—the manuscript from Avon Books arriving on her doorstep just hours after she died in surgery early on the morning of March 14, 2001.
Before writing the Sisters, Ms. George was an accomplished poet, publishing four books of poetry, and a fifth, The Map that Lies Between Us, is a collection of previously published and new poetry prose. Ms. George is also the author of a literary novel about the complicated matters of a Southern family, This One and Magic Life, published in 1999.
Anne George received and Individual Fellowship award from the Alabama Arts Council in 1992 by the Alabama State Poetry Society and in 1988 she received the Silver Bowl Award from the Birmingham Festival of Arts for outstanding contribution to literature. She is the recipient of three Hackney Awards. Her fourth book of poetry, Some of It Is true, was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1994 by Elk River Review.
“I never imagined all of this would happen—it’s all been so amazing.”
“Mariel calls her daughter Dolly about seven o’clock to tell her Aunt Artie is dead. Died in her sleep, peacefully, no pain, and Dolly should come as soon as she can. Oh, and be sure to bring something conservative to wear.”
—from This One and Magic Life