Dr. Clint Smith, for his No. 1 New York Times best selling book, “How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery across America.” The Stowe Prize is awarded biennially “to ...

Bestselling author and poet Clint Smith grew up in New Orleans but resettled in Houston in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. The work of author Clint Smith often reflects the essence and culture of ...