Grace F. Edwards
Grace Fredrica Edwards (3 January 1933 – 25 February 2020) was an American author who served as a director of the Harlem Writers Guild. In February 2020, she died at the age of 87. Biography. Grace was born as Grace Fredrica Smith on 3 January 1933 in Harlem Hospital, New York to William Smith, a laborer for the depression-era works progress administration, and Fredrica Smith, a homemaker. She was educated at the City University of New York. Grace also served as a professor of creative writing at the College of New Rochelle, Hofstra University, Hunter College, and  Marymount Manhattan College. She also worked as a contributor for "The Los Angeles Times Book Review" and "The Washington Post Book Review". Awards. In 1999, she received the Fiction Honor Book award from the Black Caucus of the American Literary Association.