Lannan Literary Awards
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C. E. Morgan
シー・イー・モーガン
C. E. Morgan
Pen Names:
C. E. Morgan（Byline used for published works）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Kentucky, United States
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Novelist, Short story writer, Essayist
- Active Years
- 2008-
- Influenced By
- William Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berea College | — | Voice | BA | — | United States |
| Harvard Divinity School | — | Divinity / Literature | MDiv | — | United States |
Berea College
Voice
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Studied voice as an undergraduate at a tuition-free labor college
Harvard Divinity School
Divinity / Literature
Degree:
MDiv
Country:
United States
Studied religion and literature; wrote 'All the Living' while at Harvard
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 Under 35 | — | — | National Book Foundation | honoree |
| 2010 | Lannan Literary Fellowship | — | — | Lannan Foundation | winner |
| 2012 | United States Artists Fellow | — | — | United States Artists | fellow |
| 2013 | Whiting Award | — | — | Whiting Foundation | winner |
| 2016 | Windham–Campbell Literature Prize (Fiction) | — | Fiction | Windham–Campbell Literature Prize | winner |
| 2016 | Kirkus Prize (Fiction) | The Sport of Kings | Fiction | Kirkus Reviews | winner |
| 2017 | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction | The Sport of Kings | Fiction | Pulitzer Prize | finalist |
5 Under 35
2009
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
honoree
Lannan Literary Fellowship
2010
Organization:
Lannan Foundation
Result:
winner
United States Artists Fellow
2012
Organization:
United States Artists
Result:
fellow
Whiting Award
2013
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
winner
Windham–Campbell Literature Prize (Fiction)
2016
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Windham–Campbell Literature Prize
Result:
winner
Kirkus Prize (Fiction)
2016
Work:
The Sport of Kings
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Kirkus Reviews
Result:
winner
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
2017
Work:
The Sport of Kings
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize
Result:
finalist
Awards & Nominations
PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
1 appearances
-
Edition 35 (2010) Nominee
Whiting Awards
1 appearances
-
Edition 29 (2013) Winner
The Donald Windham Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes
1 appearances
-
Edition 4 (2016) Winner
Works
Major Works
All the Living
2009 Novel (Fiction)A debut novel set in Appalachia that explores religion, family, poverty, and memory through intimate character portraits.
religionfamilypovertymemory
The Sport of Kings
2016 Novel (historical / family / social)An expansive novel centered on Kentucky's horse industry that examines race, class, inheritance, and family through interwoven narratives.
raceclasslegacyfamily
Bibliography
- All the Living (2009)
- The Sport of Kings (2016)
- Short story 'Over by Christmas' (The New York Times, 2008)
- Short story 'Twins' (The New Yorker, 2010)
- Short story 'My Friend, Nothing Is In Vain' (Oxford American, 2014)
- Foreword to 'Light in August' (Modern Library, 2002)
- Introduction to 'A Circle in the Fire & Other Stories' (Folio Society, 2013)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical, poetic prosedense and intimate psychological characterizationincludes religious and philosophical reflections
- Recurring Motifs
- Appalachian landscapereligion and faithhorses / horse racing (The Sport of Kings)family inheritance and memory
Legacy
C. E. Morgan has been acclaimed for her lyrical, layered prose and incisive explorations of religion, class, and race since her debut. Her work, often set in the American South and Appalachia, holds an important place in contemporary American literature and has received major awards and nominations.
Trivia
- Studied voice as an undergraduate at Berea College.
- 'All the Living' was written while she was at Harvard Divinity School.
- Won the 2016 Kirkus Prize for Fiction for 'The Sport of Kings'.
- Finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.