Awards & Winners

Elizabeth Enright

Date of Birth 17-September-1909
Place of Birth Oak Park
(Illinois, United States of America)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Writer, Illustrator, Critic, Teacher
Elizabeth Enright, was an American writer of children's books, an illustrator, writer of short stories for adults, literary critic and teacher of creative writing. Perhaps best known as the Newbery Medal winning author of Thimble Summer and the Newbery Honor book Gone-Away Lake, she also authored the popular Melendy Quartet series. A multiple winner of the O. Henry Award, her short stories and articles for adults appeared in many popular magazines and have been reprinted in anthologies and textbooks.

Awards by Elizabeth Enright

Check all the awards nominated and won by Elizabeth Enright.

1958


John Newbery Medal
Honored for : Gone-Away Lake

Nominations 1958 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
John Newbery Medal Gone-Away Lake

1939


John Newbery Medal
Honored for : Thimble Summer

Nominations 1939 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
John Newbery Medal Thimble Summer