Harris Downey (born May 12, 1907 Baton Rouge, Louisiana - 1979) was an American short story writer and novelist.
Life edit
He graduated from Louisiana State University with a B.A. and M.A. He Served in the Air Force. He taught at Louisiana State University,[1] where he knew Lyle Saxon.[2]
His work appeared in Epoch,[3] Prairie Schooner.[4][5][6] Kenyon Review,[7]
Awards edit
- 1951 O. Henry Award
Works edit
- Thunder in the Room. MacMillan. 1956.
- The Key to My Prison. Dial Press. 1965.
- Carrie Dumain. H. Regnery Co. 1966.
Lyrics to LSU's Alma Mater
Anthologies edit
- Martha Foley, ed. (1956). Best American Short Stories 1956. H M publisher.
References edit
- ^ Robert Bain; Joseph M. Flora; Louis Decimus Rubin, eds. (1979). Southern writers: a biographical dictionary. LSU Press. ISBN 978-0-8071-0390-6.
- ^ Lyle Saxon: a critical biography. Summa Publications. 1991. ISBN 978-0-917786-83-9.
- ^ Cornell University (1950). "Epoch". Epoch; A Quarterly of Contemporary Literature (v. 3-4). Cornell University. ISSN 0145-1391.
- ^ Wimberly, L.C.; Sigma Upsilon. Wordsmith Chapter; University of Nebraska (Lincoln campus); University of Nebraska (Lincoln campus). Dept. of English (1949). "Prairie Schooner". Prairie Schooner (v. 23). University of Nebraska Press. ISSN 0032-6682.
- ^ Wimberly, L.C.; Sigma Upsilon. Wordsmith Chapter; University of Nebraska (Lincoln campus); University of Nebraska (Lincoln campus). Dept. of English (1955). "The Prairie Schooner". Prairie Schooner (v. 29-30). University of Nebraska Press. ISSN 0032-6682.
- ^ Wimberly, L.C.; Sigma Upsilon. Wordsmith Chapter; University of Nebraska (Lincoln campus); University of Nebraska (Lincoln campus). Dept. of English (1957). "Prairie Schooner". Prairie Schooner (v. 31-32). University of Nebraska Press. ISSN 0032-6682.
- ^ Ransom, J.C.; Kenyon College (1961). "The Kenyon Review". Kenyon Review, the (v. 23). Kenyon College. ISSN 0163-075X.