Awards & Winners

Ella Young

Date of Birth 26-December-1867
Place of Birth County Antrim
(Ulster, Northern Ireland)
Nationality United States of America, Republic of Ireland
Profession Writer, Poet, Teacher, Folklorist
Ella Young was an Irish poet and Celtic mythologist active in the Gaelic and Celtic Revival literary movement of the late 19th and early 20th century. Born in Ireland, Young was an author of poetry and children's books. She emigrated from Ireland to the United States in 1925 as a temporary visitor and lived in California. For five years, she gave speaking tours on Celtic mythology at American universities, and in 1931, she was involved in a publicized immigration controversy when she attempted to become a citizen. Young held a chair in Irish Myth and Lore at the University of California, Berkeley for seven years. At Berkeley, she was known for her colorful and lively persona, giving lectures while wearing the purple robes of a Druid, expounding on legendary creatures such as fairies and elves, and praising the benefits of talking to trees. Her encyclopedic knowledge and enthusiasm for the subject of Celtic mythology attracted and influenced many of her friends and won her a wide audience among writers and artists in California, including poet Robinson Jeffers, philosopher Alan Watts, photographer Ansel Adams, and composer Harry Partch, who set several of her poems to music.

Awards by Ella Young

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1930


John Newbery Medal
Honored for : The Tangle-Coated Horse and Other Tales

Nominations 1930 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
John Newbery Medal The Tangle-Coated Horse and Other Tales

1928


John Newbery Medal
Honored for : The Wonder Smith and His Son

Nominations 1928 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
John Newbery Medal The Wonder Smith and His Son