Picayune author Amanda Delaune and local artist Kayla Hickman have each been awarded FY27 Individual Artist Mini‑Grants (Round 1) from the Mississippi Arts Commission. These projects are supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. Delaune, known for her faith-centered Southern storytelling, is currently working on her upcoming YA novel Love Like Jesus: Lord I’m Trying. She previously…