James Laughlin Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 11 (1964) Winner
Adrien Stoutenburg
エイドリアン・スタウトエンバーグ
Adrien Stoutenburg
Aliases:
Lace Kendall / Barbie Arden / Nelson Minier
Pen Names:
Lace Kendall（Pseudonym used for some children's nonfiction and other works）,
Barbie Arden（Pseudonym used on some children's books）,
Nelson Minier（Joint pseudonym used for collaborations with Laura Nelson Baker）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1916-12-01 （Darfur, Minnesota, US）
- Died
- 1982-04-14 （Santa Barbara, California, US） age 65
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Darfur, Minnesota → Hanley Falls, Minnesota → Minneapolis, Minnesota → Near Richfield, Minnesota → Lagunitas, California → Santa Barbara, California
Career
- Occupations
- poet, children's writer, librarian, editor
- Active Years
- 1940-1979
- Influenced By
- Laurence Hart (teacher at UC Berkeley)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis School of Art (Minneapolis College of Art and Design) | Fine Arts | Studio Art | BFA | 1936–1938 | United States |
Minneapolis School of Art (Minneapolis College of Art and Design)
Fine Arts
/ Studio Art
Degree:
BFA
Period:
1936–1938
Year of Graduation:
1938
Country:
United States
Attended 1936–1938; after studies she worked as a librarian and began publishing.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Lamont Poetry Selection | Heroes, Advise Us | — | Academy of American Poets | 受賞 |
| 1969 | California Book Award (Silver) | A Short History of the Fur Trade | — | Commonwealth Club of California (California Book Awards) | 受賞（銀賞） |
Lamont Poetry Selection
1964
Work:
Heroes, Advise Us
Organization:
Academy of American Poets
Result:
受賞
California Book Award (Silver)
1969
Work:
A Short History of the Fur Trade
Organization:
Commonwealth Club of California (California Book Awards)
Result:
受賞（銀賞）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Heroes, Advise Us
1964 PoetryHer first poetry collection, blending personal feeling with social perspective; selected as the 1964 Lamont Poetry Selection.
naturepersonal memorysocial observation
A Short History of the Fur Trade
1969 PoetryPoetry collection published in 1969 that won the California Book Award (silver); included work considered a close contender for the Pulitzer Prize.
historical imaginationnature and human relations
Greenwich Mean Time
1979 PoetryPublished in 1979, representing mature work from her later poetic period.
timelossnature
American Tall Tales
1966 Children's non-fiction / folk-tale retellingsA collection of American folk tales and frontier heroes for children; recommended on notable lists and remained in print.
American folkloretall taleshumor
The Model Airplane Mystery
1943 Children's fictionOne of her earliest children's books (1943), an adventure-mystery aimed at young readers.
adventurefriendshipdetective elements
Bibliography
- The Model Airplane Mystery (1943)
- Timber Line Treasure (1951)
- Stranger on the Bay (1955)
- River Duel (1956)
- Heroes, Advise Us (1964)
- A Short History of the Fur Trade (1969)
- Greenwich Mean Time (1979)
- Land of Superior Mirages: New and Selected Poems (1986, ed. David R. Slavitt)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- tone combining sensitive outrage with delicacy and powervivid nature imagery and estrangement in the everyday
- Recurring Motifs
- nature and animalsAmerican folk talestime and loss
Health
-
cancerDied of cancer in later life; exact period of illness is not documented.
Legacy
A prolific author of both children's books and poetry. Her poetry received critical attention and several children's books were Junior Literary Guild selections. Papers are archived at the University of Minnesota Children's Literature Research Collection and The Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley.
Archives
- University of Minnesota Children's Literature Research Collection (Adrien Stoutenburg Papers)
- The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley (poetry manuscripts and related correspondence)
Quotes
-
I lay with my heart under me, under the white sun, face down to fields and a life that gleamed under my palms like an emerald hinge.
Source: "Cicada", The New Yorker (1957) (1957)
Trivia
- Published under several pseudonyms (Lace Kendall, Barbie Arden, Nelson Minier).
- Authored roughly 40 children's books and nonfiction titles over her career.
- Heroes, Advise Us was selected as the 1964 Lamont Poetry Selection.
- A posthumous selected poems volume, Land of Superior Mirages, was edited by David R. Slavitt.