In a career that now spans 48 years, Leonard Pitts Jr. has worked as a college professor, columnist, radio producer, lecturer and author. In short, he says, he's a writer.
The winner of a Pulitzer Prize in commentary while with the Miami Herald in 2004, Pitts became a syndicated columnist whose work often appeared in the Arizona Daily Star. He comes to the festival with his seventh book ... a novel entitled "54 Miles."
Awards: Pulitzer Prize
Communities: African American
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