C.E._Morgan

C. E. Morgan

C. E. Morgan

American writer (born 1976)

C. E. Morgan (born 1976) is an American author.[1] She was a finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Sport of Kings, winner of the 2016 Kirkus Prize and Windham–Campbell Literature Prize, and in 2009 was named a 5 under 35 honoree by the National Book Foundation.

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Biography

As an undergraduate, Morgan studied voice at Berea College, a tuition-free labor college for students from poor and working-class backgrounds in Appalachia. In exchange for a free education, all students work for the college while enrolled.[2] Morgan also attended Harvard Divinity School, where she studied literature and religion. She wrote All the Living while at Harvard.[3] She lives in Kentucky.

Awards and honors

Bibliography

Novels

Short stories

Essays and other writings

  • "Foreword", Light in August by William Faulkner (Modern Library, 2002)
  • "Introduction", A Circle in the Fire & Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor (Folio Society, 2013)

References

  1. [1]
    20 Under 40 Fiction Q. & A.: C. E. Morgan, The New Yorker, June 10, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  2. [2]
    Berea College
  3. [3]
    Wilson, Amy. A Profile of Morgan Lexington Herald, May 17, 2009.
  4. [4]
    "5 Under 35 2009".
  5. [5]
    Lannan Foundation - Literary Awards and Fellowships Archived 2008-02-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 13, 2010
  6. [6]
    United States Artists Official Website
  7. [7]
    $50,000 Awards Go to 10 Writers
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    "C. E. Morgan". Windham–Campbell Literature Prize. February 29, 2016. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  9. [9]
    "C. E. Morgan". 2016 Kirkus Prize Winner in Fiction. February 29, 2016. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2016.


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