Literary Library

Sara Teasdale

by Angela Beck
August 8, 1884 - January 29, 1933American poetAuthor of "Love Songs" (for which she won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1918), "Rivers to the Sea...
Poem Poems Poet Poetry Pulitzer Prize

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

by Angela Beck
August 8, 1896 - December 14, 1953American novelist and short-story writerAuthor of "The Yearling" (for which she won the Pulitzer Prize for Ficti...
Novel Novelist Pulitzer Prize Short Story

Conrad Aiken

by Angela Beck
August 5, 1899 - August 17, 1973American poet, novelist and short-story writerAuthor of "The House of Dust", "Preludes for Memnon" and "Ushant"Won...
Library of Congress Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poet Laureate Pulitzer Prize Short Story

Ernie Pyle

by Angela Beck
August 3, 1900 - April 18, 1945American journalistAuthor of "Home Country", "Here Is Your War" and "Brave Men"Won a Pulitzer Prize for journalism ...
Journalism Journalist News Newspaper Newspapers Pulitzer Prize War World War II WW2 WWII

Walter Griffin

by Angela Beck
August 1, 1937 - November 30, 2020American poetAuthor of ten collections of poetry including "Night Music" (for which he was the winner of the Inte...
Poem Poems Poet Poetry Pulitzer Prize

Junot Diaz

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1968 - Dominican-American writer, professor and fiction editorAuthor of "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" (for which he won the ...
Dominican Dominican Republic Editor Literary Editor MacArthur Fellowship National Book Award National Book Critics Circle Award Norman Mailer Prize PEN/Malamud Award Professor Pulitzer Prize Writer

Louis Bromfield

by Angela Beck
December 27, 1896 - March 18, 1956American novelist, farmer and conservationistAuthor of "The Green Bay Tree", "Possession" and "Early Autumn" (fo...
Conservation Conservationist Farm Farmer Novel Novelist Pulitzer Prize

Adam Haslett

by Angela Beck
December 24, 1970 -American fiction writer, journalist and short-story writerAuthor of "You Are Not a Stranger Here" (for which he was a finalist ...
Fiction Journalism Journalist National Book Award National Book Critics Circle Award New York Magazine New York Magazine Writer of the Year Award PEN/Malamud Award Pulitzer Prize Short Story

Donna Tartt

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1963 - American novelist and short-story & non-fiction writerAuthor of "The Secret History", "The Little Friend" (for which she w...
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence National Book Critics Circle Award Nonfiction Novel Novelist Orange Prize Pulitzer Prize Short Story

Edwin Arlington Robinson

by Angela Beck
December 22, 1869 - April 6, 1935American poetAuthor of "The Children of the Night", "The Torrent" and " The Night Before"Nominated for the Pulitz...
Nobel Prize Poem Poems Poet Poetry Pulitzer Prize

Galway Kinnell

by Angela Beck
February 1, 1927 - October 28, 2014American poet and professorAuthor of "Body Rags", "The Book of Nightmares", "When One Has Lived a Long Time Al...
Frost Medal National Book Award Poem Poems Poet Poet Laureate Poetry Poetry Society of America Professor Pulitzer Prize Teach Teacher University Vermont

Doug Wright

by Angela Beck
December 20, 1962 - American playwright, librettist and screenwriterAuthor of "Quills" (for which he won the Obie Award for Best Playwriting in 199...
Drama Drama Desk Award Film Films Golden Globe Award Librettist Libretto Music Musical Musician Obie Award Play Plays Playwright Pulitzer Prize Screenplay Screenwriter Theater Theatre Tony Award