Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston was born January 7, 1891 and died on January 28, 196o, which was all around the Harlem Renaissance's time. As an author, she had published four novels and over 50 short stories. One novel of which was called " Their Eyes Were Watching God", and was her most popular book in 1937. She was awarded the Anisfield-Wolf Book award in 1943, the Howard University’s Distinguished Alumni Award, and received an award for “education and human relations” at Bethune-Cookman College. For her writing, she would combine fiction and her knowledge of her culture. She was possibly the most influentional female author in the Harlem Renaissance era. Her books touched a lot of people back in that time, and will remain one of the best authors in the world.