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WebSep 8, 2024 · About the Author. Crystal Wilkinson is the award-winning author of The Birds of Opulence (winner of the 2016 Ernest J. Gaines Prize for Literary Excellence), Water Street and Blackberries, Blackberries.Nominated for both the Orange Prize and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, she has received recognition from The Kentucky … WebMar 18, 2016 · Crystal Wilkinson is the author of Blackberries, Blackberries, winner of the Chaffin Award for Appalachian Literature, and Water Street, a finalist for both the UK's … WebMar 18, 2016 · From the critically acclaimed, award-winning author of Blackberries, Blackberries and Water Street comes an astonishing new novel. A lyrical exploration of l... the parc fort worth vet