Eudora Welty

Eudora Welty
Eudora Welty in 1962
Born
Eudora Alice Welty

(1909-04-13)April 13, 1909
DiedJuly 23, 2001(2001-07-23) (aged 92)
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
EducationMississippi University for Women
University of Wisconsin, Madison (BA)
Columbia University (MA)
Occupation(s)Author, photographer
AwardsEdward MacDowell Medal
1970
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1973 The Optimist's Daughter
National Book Award for Fiction
1983 The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty

Eudora Alice Welty (April 13, 1909 – July 23, 2001) was an American short story writer, novelist and photographer who wrote about the American South. Her novel The Optimist's Daughter won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973. Welty received numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Order of the South. She was the first living author to have her works published by the Library of America. Her house in Jackson, Mississippi has been designated as a National Historic Landmark and is open to the public as a house museum.