Katherine Anne Porter

Katherine Anne Porter
Porter in 1930
Born	Callie Russell Porter (1890-05-15)May 15, 1890 Indian Creek, Texas, U.S.
Died	September 18, 1980(1980-09-18) (aged 90) Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Occupation	Journalist essayist short story writer novelist political activist
Years active	1920–1977
Notable awards	Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1965) National Book Award (1965)
Spouse	John Koontz ​ ​ (m. 1906; div. 1915)​ Ernest Stock ​ ​ (m. 1926; div. 1927)​ Eugene Pressly ​ ​ (m. 1930; div. 1938)​ Albert Erskine ​ ​ (m. 1938; div. 1942)​

Katherine Anne Porter (May 15, 1890 – September 18, 1980) was an American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, poet and political activist. Her 1962 novel Ship of Fools was the best-selling novel in America that year, but her short stories received much more critical acclaim. In 1966, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction^[1] and the U.S. National Book Award^[2] for The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter.