Dorothy West began writing stories when she was seven, and several Boston Post prizes were won by her while she was a teenager. Opportunity published West’s story “The Typewriter.” Which later appeared in Best Short Stories of 1926.
West born in Boston but eventually settled in New York City, there West met many writers of the Harlem Renaissance. Including Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes. In early 1930s, she founded Challenge, a magazine that published the works of young African American writers. Because many Harlem Renaissance writers were published in West’s magazine, West is often considered a member of that group.
However, her own writing published long after the height of the Harlem Renaissance movement. West stopped Challenge
West born in Boston but eventually settled in New York City, there West met many writers of the Harlem Renaissance. Including Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes. In early 1930s, she founded Challenge, a magazine that published the works of young African American writers. Because many Harlem Renaissance writers were published in West’s magazine, West is often considered a member of that group.
However, her own writing published long after the height of the Harlem Renaissance movement. West stopped Challenge