JACKSON, Miss. ( WJTV ) – Belhaven University officials announced aspiring writers can now apply for a full-ride scholarship. In honor of well-known author and alum Angie Thomas, the university will award the Angie Thomas Writers Scholarship to one incoming creative writing major.
Now in its fifth year, the scholarship is named in honor of Thomas, author of New York Times best-selling novels On the Come Up , The Hate U Give , Concrete Rose, and Nic Blake and the Remarkables .
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“Seeing the Angie Thomas Writers Scholarship have a major impact on the lives of young writers has truly been a blessing, and I’m honored to see so much talent find its way to Belhaven as a result of the scholarship,” said Thomas.
Participating students will submit samples of writing, and Belhaven will award one incoming freshman a full-ride scholarship, which will cover tuition, room, and board at the university for four years. Other applicants may receive scholarships as part of the program…