Althea Urn was the pen name of Consuelo Urisarri Ford ( – November 11, 1969), an American writer. She was married to artist Ellsworth Ford, the son of financier Simeon Ford and Julia Ellsworth Ford, a socialite and author. She is best known for her novels, especially ''The Head of Monsier M.'' (1961, Crown). Her will established the

Lyric Poetry Award The Lyric Poetry Award is given once a year to a member of the Poetry Society of America and was "established under the will of PSA member Mrs. Consuelo Ford ( Althea Urn), and also in memory of Mary Carolyn Davies, for a lyric poem on any subject. ...

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Kirkus Reviews ''Kirkus Reviews'' (or ''Kirkus Media'') is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus (1893–1980). The magazine is headquartered in New York City. ''Kirkus Reviews'' confers the annual Kirkus Prize to authors of fic ...

'' said of her "(presumably) first novel" ''Five Miles from Candia'' (1959, Holt), "The author has a knack for scenic descriptions and a useful collection of facts about the customs and decor surrounding the life of royalty in

ancient Crete The history of Crete goes back to the 7th millennium BC, preceding the ancient Minoan civilization by more than four millennia. The palace-based Minoan civilization was the first civilization in Europe. After the Minoan civilization was devastat ...

, but the characters, with their highly predictable emotions and actions, are robots, developed according to the most obvious rules of lust."

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1900s births Year of birth uncertain 1969 deaths American women writers {{US-writer-stub