Cecil Dawkins

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Cecil Dawkins (born 1927 in Alabama) is a North American author primarily of mysteries. Among her mystery novels are "The Santa Fe Rembrandt," "Rare Earth," "Clay Dancers," and "Turtle Truths." She published a collection of short fiction she called "love stories" titled "Charleyhorse." [1] In 2002 she co-authored a biography of Frances Minerva Nunnery called "A Woman of the Century, Frances Minerva Nunnery (1898-1997): Her Story in Her Own Memorable Voice as Told to Cecil Dawkins."

She is also known for her personal correspondence with Flannery O'Connor, published in "Letters of Flannery O'Connor: The Habit of Being," edited by Sally Fitzgerald.