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Thorpe Menn Literary Excellence Award Winners
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The Thorpe Menn Literary Excellence Award was established in 1979 by AAUW-KC to honor Thorpe Menn (1912-1979), long-time book editor of the Kansas City Star, who supported all aspects of Kansas City’s cultural life, especially authors and artists.
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 "Losing Francis")
 "Whitewash")
 "Angels With Angles")
 "Canoeing the Great Plains")
 "Girl in Reverse")
 "The Voices of Heaven")
 "The Half-life of Facts")
 "Destiny of the Republic")
 "Elegies for the Brokenhearted")
 "What's Right About What's Wrong")
 "Heart's Migration")
 "Five Island Diaries")
 "My Other Body")
 "Deadlocked")
 "After the White House")
 "Outside Language")
 "Into the Labyrinth")
 "The Year the Colored Sisters Came to Town")
 "The Whole Truth")
 "From Ink and Sandalwood")
 "Drought")
 "Sexuality and Catholicism")
 "Promesas")
 "The Pariah's Handbook")
 "Sundancers and River Demons")
