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===Literary arts=== Richmond has long been a hub for literature and writers. [[Edgar Allan Poe]] grew up in the city, and the city's oldest stone house is a museum to his life and works.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.poemuseum.org/ |title=Edgar Allan Poe Museum : Poe's life, legacy, and Works : Richmond, Virginia |website=poemuseum.org |access-date=August 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219123629/http://www.poemuseum.org/ |archive-date=December 19, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Southern Literary Messenger]]'', which included his writing, is one of many notable publications started in Richmond. Other noteworthy authors who have called Richmond home include Pulitzer-winning [[Ellen Glasgow]], controversial figure [[James Branch Cabell]], [[Meg Medina]], [[Dean King]], [[David L. Robbins (Virginia writer)|David L. Robbins]], and MacArthur Fellow [[Paule Marshall]]. [[Tom Wolfe]] was born in Richmond, as was ''[[Breaking Bad]]'' creator [[Vince Gilligan]]. [[David Baldacci]] graduated from [[Virginia Commonwealth University]], where the creative writing faculty has included Marshall, [[Claudia Emerson]], [[Kathleen Graber]], [[T. R. Hummer]], [[Dave Smith (poet)|Dave Smith]], [[David Wojahn]], and [[Susann Cokal]]. Notable graduates include [[Sheri Reynolds]], [[Jon Pineda]], [[Anna Journey]] and [[Joshua Poteat]].<ref name="english.vcu.edu">{{cite web |url=https://english.vcu.edu/mfa/creative-writing-faculty/ |title=Creative Writing Faculty - Virginia Commonwealth University |website=english.vcu.edu |access-date=August 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822080941/https://english.vcu.edu/mfa/creative-writing-faculty/ |archive-date=August 22, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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