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February 19, 2021 GMT FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2017, file photo, author Jesmyn Ward attends the 68th National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner in New York. An acclaimed author, a prolific songwriter and a group of small-town quilters are among this year’s recipients of the Mississippi Governor’s Arts Awards. The award for excellence in literature goes to Ward, who received the National Book Award for her novels “Salvage the Bones” and “Sing, Unburied, Sing.” The awards will b...

Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — An acclaimed author, a prolific songwriter and a group of small-town quilters are among this years recipients of the Mississippi Governors Arts Awards. This is the 33rd year for the awards, and a ceremony is usually held in Jackson. Gov. Tate Reeves has limited the size of gatherings because of the coronavirus pandemic, so the ceremony was recorded. It is set to be televised at 8 p.m. Friday on Mississippi Public Broadcasting. The Mississippi Arts Commission...