Awards & Winners

Susan Sheehan

Date of Birth 24-August-1937
Place of Birth Vienna
(Austria)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Susan Sachsel
Profession Journalist, Writer
Susan Sheehan is an American writer. Born in Vienna, Austria, she won the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1983 for her book Is There No Place on Earth for Me?. The book details the experiences of a young New York woman diagnosed with schizophrenia. Portions of the book were published in The New Yorker, for which she has written frequently since 1961 as a staff writer. Her work as a contributing writer has also appeared in The New York Times and Architectural Digest.

Awards by Susan Sheehan

Check all the awards nominated and won by Susan Sheehan.

1983


Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
Honored for : Is There No Place on Earth for Me?

Nominations 1983 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction Is There No Place on Earth for Me?
National Book Award for General Nonfiction (Hardcover) Is There No Place on Earth for Me?