C. E. Morgan | |
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Born | 1976 (age 47–48) |
Occupation | Author |
Education |
Berea College (
BA) Harvard University ( MDiv) |
Notable awards |
Whiting Award (2013) Windham–Campbell Literature Prize (2016) Kirkus Prize (2016) |
C. E. Morgan (born 1976) is an American author. [1] She was a finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Sport of Kings, winner of the 2016 Kirkus Prize and Windham–Campbell Literature Prize, and in 2009 was named a 5 under 35 honoree by the National Book Foundation.
As an undergraduate, Morgan studied voice at Berea College, a tuition-free labor college for students from poor and working-class backgrounds in Appalachia. In exchange for a free education, all students work for the college while enrolled. [2] Morgan also attended Harvard Divinity School, where she studied literature and religion. She wrote All the Living while at Harvard. [3] She lives in Kentucky.