Shelby Hearon
Encyclopedia
Shelby Hearon is an American
novelist and short story writer.
. She attended the University of Texas at Austin
, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts
in 1953. Armadillo in the Grass, her first novel, was begun in 1962 and accepted for publication by Knopf in 1967.
and the National Endowment for the Arts
. She has also received the Texas Institute of Letters award twice, and a lifetime achievement award from the Texas Book Festival. Five of her short stories were awarded NEA/PEN syndication Short Story Prizes.
Her novel Owning Jolene won an American Academy of Arts and Letters Literature Award.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
novelist and short story writer.
Biography
Hearon was born in 1931 in Marion, KentuckyMarion, Kentucky
Marion is a city in Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,196. It is the county seat of Crittenden County...
. She attended the University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in 1953. Armadillo in the Grass, her first novel, was begun in 1962 and accepted for publication by Knopf in 1967.
Awards and recognition
Hearon has been awarded fiction fellowships from the Ingram Merrill Foundation, the Guggenheim FoundationJohn Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation was founded in 1925 by Mr. and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim in memory of their son, who died April 26, 1922...
and the National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
. She has also received the Texas Institute of Letters award twice, and a lifetime achievement award from the Texas Book Festival. Five of her short stories were awarded NEA/PEN syndication Short Story Prizes.
Her novel Owning Jolene won an American Academy of Arts and Letters Literature Award.
External links
- A Conversation with...Shelby Hearon from The Borzoi Reader
- "Laying It All Out: Shelby Hearon Makes an Art of the Little White Lie" in the Austin Chronicle
- Hearon's Papers at the Texas State University Library - Southwestern Writers Collection
- Inventory of Hearon's papers at Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin
- Addition to inventory of Hearon's papers at Harry Ransom Center