Awards & Winners

Wright Morris

Date of Birth 06-January-1910
Place of Birth Central City
(Merrick County, Nebraska, United States of America)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Wright Marion Morris
Profession Photographer, Novelist, Essayist
Wright Marion Morris was an American novelist, photographer, and essayist. He is known for his portrayals of the people and artifacts of the Great Plains in words and pictures, as well as for experimenting with narrative forms. Wright Morris died April 25, 1998 at the age of 88 years. He is buried in the Chapman Cemetery.

Awards by Wright Morris

Check all the awards nominated and won by Wright Morris.

1985


Whiting Writers' Award
(Fiction and nonfiction)

1981


National Book Award for Fiction (Hardcover)
Honored for : Plains Song

Nominations 1981 »

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National Book Award for Fiction (Hardcover) Plains Song

1961


Nominations 1961 »

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National Book Award for Fiction Ceremony in Lone Tree

1958


Nominations 1958 »

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National Book Award for Fiction Love Among the Cannibals

1957


National Book Award for Fiction
Honored for : The Field of Vision

Nominations 1957 »

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National Book Award for Fiction The Field of Vision

1955


Nominations 1955 »

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National Book Award for Fiction The Huge Season