Dawn Powell

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Dawn Powell: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Tim Page, Dawn Powell (1998), is a biography by the editor of her diaries and selected letters. An examination of Powell’s novels is Marcelle Smith Rice, Dawn Powell (2000).

Article Contributors

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Naomi Blumberg
Naomi Blumberg was Assistant Editor, Arts and Culture for Encyclopaedia Britannica. She covered topics related to art history, architecture, theatre, dance, literature, and music.
Ida Yalzadeh
Freelance writer.

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 07, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Nov 24, 2023
	Anniversary information added.		Nov 11, 2023
	Add new Web site: Ohio Reading Road Trip - Biography of Dawn Powell.	Aakanksha Gaur	Jan 02, 2019
	New article added.	Naomi Blumberg Ida Yalzadeh	Sep 25, 2015
	New bibliography added.	Naomi Blumberg	Sep 25, 2015