A Brookhaven native and student at the Mississippi School for the Arts has received a full-ride scholarship to Belhaven University.
Best-selling author Angie Thomas surprised senior Stephanie Hartmann with the news during a zoom call that she had been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Angie Thomas Writers Scholarship. The scholarship covers tuition, room and board at Belhaven.
Named in honor of the New York Times best-selling author of such books as The Hate U Give and On the Come Up, the award was created and is funded by Belhaven to support young writers who show exceptional promise and financial need as they pursue their calling as authors…