C. E. Morgan (born 1976) is an American author. She was a finalist for the 2017

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Letters, Drama, and Music. It recognizes distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life, published during ...

for '' The Sport of Kings'', winner of the 2016

Kirkus Prize The Kirkus Prize is an American literary award conferred by the book review magazine ''Kirkus Reviews''. Established in 2014, the Kirkus Prize bestows annually. Three authors are awarded each, divided into three categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, ...

and Windham–Campbell Literature Prize, and in 2009 was named a 5 under 35 honoree by the National Book Foundation.

Biography

As an undergraduate, Morgan studied voice at Berea College, a tuition-free labor college for students from poor and working-class backgrounds in

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. In exchange for a free education, all students work for the college while enrolled. Morgan also attended Harvard Divinity School, where she studied literature and religion. She wrote ''All the Living'' while at Harvard. She lives in Kentucky.

Awards and honors

*2009 National Book Foundation "5 under 35" award *2010

Lannan Literary Fellowship The Lannan Literary Awards are a series of awards and literary fellowships given out in various fields by the Lannan Foundation. Established in 1989, the awards are meant "to honor both established and emerging writers whose work is of exceptional ...

*2012 United States Artists Fellow award *2013

Whiting Award The Whiting Award is an American award presented annually to ten emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and plays. The award is sponsored by the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation Mrs. (American English) or Mrs (British English; standard E ...

*2016 Windham–Campbell Literature Prizes (Fiction) *2016

(Fiction) *2017

Finalist

Bibliography

Novels

* ''

All the Living ''All the Living'' is the 2009 debut novel of American author C. E. Morgan. Writing and development Morgan wrote the novel over the course of a fourteen-day period. Reception Critical reception The novel received positive reviews. Critics writi ...

'' (2009) * '' The Sport of Kings'' (2016)

Short stories

"Over by Christmas", ''The New York Times'', December 24, 2008

"Twins", ''The New Yorker'', June 14–21, 2010
* "My Friend, Nothing Is In Vain", ''Oxford American'', Spring 2014

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

External links

An Interview with Morgan5 Great Books Chosen by Morgan
1976 births Living people 21st-century American novelists American women novelists Novelists from Kentucky Berea College alumni Harvard Divinity School alumni American women short story writers 21st-century American women writers 21st-century American short story writers Kirkus Prize winners {{US-writer-stub