Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1948) Winner
Worth Tuttle Hedden
ワース・タトル・ヘデン
Worth Tuttle Hedden
Aliases:
Ella Worth Tuttle
Pen Names:
Winifred Woodley（Pen name used for the 1956 novel 'Two and Three Make One'）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1896-01-10 （Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.）
- Died
- 1985-09-14 （Augusta, Maine, U.S.） age 89
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Various locations in North Carolina (grew up) → New York City (worked in late 1910s–1920s) → New Orleans (1920s) → Westchester, New York (1930s) → Augusta, Maine (later years)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Novelist, Teacher, Secretary, Book reviewer, Magazine contributor
- Active Years
- 1916-1956
- Affiliations
- Straight College (faculty), The Windward School (teacher)
- Influenced By
- Mary Hunter Austin, W. E. B. Du Bois (correspondent)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha Washington College | — | — | — | — | United States (Virginia) |
| Trinity College of Arts and Sciences (Duke University) | — | English | — | — | United States (North Carolina) |
| Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism | — | — | — | — | United States (New York) |
Martha Washington College
Country:
United States (Virginia)
Attended junior college before moving on to Trinity College
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences (Duke University)
English
Year of Graduation:
1916
Country:
United States (North Carolina)
Studied English; works were published in the Trinity archive while a student
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Country:
United States (New York)
Studied journalism; exact completion year unknown
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Anisfield-Wolf Book Award | The Other Room | — | Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards | 受賞 |
| 1948 | Southern Authors Award | The Other Room | — | Southern Authors Award | 受賞 |
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
1948
Work:
The Other Room
Organization:
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Result:
受賞
Southern Authors Award
1948
Work:
The Other Room
Organization:
Southern Authors Award
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Wives of High Pasture
1944 Historical novel / RomanceA group-centered romance set in the 1850s. Hedden used historical accounts of the Oneida Community to shape the characters' relationships and social conflicts.
HistoryCommunal lifeRomance
The Other Room
1947 Social novel / Southern literatureA novel about an interracial relationship at a post-secondary institute in New Orleans, based in part on Hedden's time connected to Dillard.
Race relationsAcademic settingSocial prejudice
Love Is a Wound
1952 Family novel / Romance 467 pagesSet in North Carolina, this novel explores a love triangle across fifty years (1884–1934), weaving family history with personal passions.
FamilyLove triangleSouthern society
Two and Three Make One: The Story of a Family
1956 Memoir-like family novelA family story based on notes from the author's life in the mid-1930s to early 1940s. Published in 1956 under the pen name Winifred Woodley.
Family historyReminiscencePersonal history
The Collected Stories of Worth Tuttle Hedden, Volume 1
Short story collectionA collection of short stories and essays, including many of her magazine contributions.
Short fictionPortrayals of womenRace issues
Bibliography
- Wives of High Pasture (1944)
- The Other Room (1947)
- Love Is a Wound (1952)
- Two and Three Make One: The Story of a Family (1956) ※as Winifred Woodley
- The Collected Stories of Worth Tuttle Hedden, Volume 1
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- A social-realistic style rooted in Southern literature traditionsAttention to historical detail and psychological depth of characters
- Recurring Motifs
- Race relationsFamily and inheritanceLove and sacrifice
Legacy
Worth Tuttle Hedden was an American writer active in the 1940s–50s, known for works addressing race and family. Her notable novel 'The Other Room' won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and its reissue achieved rapid sales. She has been the subject of scholarly attention in studies of Southern literature and race relations.
Archives
- Trinity Archive (published works while a student)
In Popular Culture
- The reissued 'The Other Room' set rapid-sales records in 1949 and was called 'the fastest selling book in America' by its publisher at the time.
Trivia
- Born Ella Worth Tuttle; later removed her given name and went by Worth Tuttle.
- The 1956 book 'Two and Three Make One' was published under the pen name Winifred Woodley.
- Contributed to the Encyclopædia Britannica between 1927 and 1928.
- Taught English at Straight College and The Windward School.
- Had three children.