MONROE COUNTY, Ala. ( WKRG ) — An Alabama native who is a best-selling author has been named the 2025 Harper Lee Award recipient, according to members of the Monroeville Literary Festival.
An MLF news release said novelist Cassandra King will be presented with the award at the Old Courthouse Museum on Feb. 28.
“The annual award recognizes the lifetime achievement of a writer either born in Alabama or strongly connected to the state,” read the release.
King has written five novels and two nonfiction books, as well as magazine articles, short stories and essays…