C. E. Morgan

C. E. Morgan (born 1976) is an American author. She won the 2016 Kirkus Prize and Windham–Campbell Literature Prize, and in 2009 was named a 5 under 35 honoree by the National Book Foundation.

As an undergraduate, Morgan studied voice at Berea College, a tuition-free labor college for students from poor and working-class backgrounds in Appalachia. In exchange for a free education, all students work for the college while enrolled. Morgan also attended Harvard Divinity School, where she studied literature and religion. She wrote All the Living while at Harvard. She lives in Kentucky.

• 2009 National Book Foundation "5 under 35" award
• 2010 Lannan Literary Fellowship
• 2012 United States Artists Fellow award
• 2013 Whiting Award
• 2016 Windham–Campbell Literature Prizes (Fiction)
• 2016 Kirkus Prize (Fiction)

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• Lannan Foundation - Literary Awards and Fellowships. Retrieved October 13, 2010
• United States Artists Official Website
• $50,000 Awards Go to 10 Writers
• "C. E. Morgan". Windham–Campbell Literature Prize. February 29, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016. 
• "C. E. Morgan". 2016 Kirkus Prize Winner in Fiction. February 29, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.