Eudora Alice Welty (April 13, 1909 – July 23, 2001) was an American short-story writer, novelist, and photographer who wrote about the American South. Her novel The Optimist's Daughter won the …

Eudora Welty, American short-story writer and novelist whose work is mainly focused with great precision on the regional manners of people inhabiting a small Mississippi town that resembles her …

With her younger brothers Edward and Walter, Welty shared bonds of devotion, camaraderie, and humor. Growing up in a home that nourished curiosity and close relationships put Welty on a path to …

After a short illness and as the result of cardio-pulmonary failure, Eudora Welty died on 23 July 2001, in Jackson, Mississippi, her lifelong home, where she is buried.

Eudora Alice Welty was born on 13 April 1909 in Jackson, Mississippi, and lived there for her entire life save for college studies, sojourns of one to six months in New York and San Francisco, and writing …

Welty, Eudora (1909–2001) American writer, considered one of the greatest literary figures of the 20th century, whose short stories, novels, and essays evoke the vibrant culture of her native Mississippi.

Eudora Welty, recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in fiction in 1973, is widely recognized as a preeminent novelist and short-story writer.

Eudora Welty was born on April 13, 1909 in Jackson, Mississippi. Author of five novels and numerous short stories and essays, Welty's work spans the 20th century. She is known for her intimate portraits …

Like these other photographers, Welty’s work is part of a long history of portraiture, social realism, and documentary photography, and she captures a specific moment in time and American culture with a …

The Eudora Welty Digital Archives features selections of correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and other media related to Eudora Welty (1909-2001), master of the short story and acknowledged …