fiction.wikisort.org - WriterEllen Gray Massey (November 14, 1921 – July 13, 2014) was an American writer and schoolteacher.
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Born | (1921-11-14)November 14, 1921 Nevada, Missouri, U.S. |
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Died | July 13, 2014(2014-07-13) (aged 92) Lebanon, Missouri, U.S. |
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Notable awards | Western Writers Spur Award 2014 Papa's Gold
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Massey was raised near Nevada, Missouri, and spent some time in Washington, D.C. She received a bachelor's degree in English at the University of Maryland before moving back to Missouri, settling in the Lebanon area. She oversaw a class of high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors who produced Bittersweet, the Ozark Quarterly magazine.[1]
Massey also gave hundreds of talks about the Ozarks.
Works
Massey wrote many books, including the following titles:
- Papa's Gold (2013)
- Footprints in the Ozarks: A Memoir (2011)
- Morning in Nicodemus (2009)
- Her Enemies Blue and Gray (2008)
- New Hope (2004)
- Family Fun and Games: A Hundred Year Tradition (2001)
- The Burnt District (2001)
- Borderland-Homecoming (2000)
- Music of My Soul (1998)
- And Tyler, Too? (1998)
- Home is the Heart (1998)
- A Candle Within Her Soul (1995)
Awards
Massey's writing won a number of awards,[2] including the 2014 Western Writers Spur Award in the juvenile fiction category with Papa's Gold.[3][4][5][6]
References
- Massey, Ellen. "Bittersweet". Springfield-Greene County Library. Springfield-Greene County Library. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- Blades, Debbie. "Award-Winning Author". Ellen Gray Massey. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- "Western Writers of America Award Winners". Western Writers of America. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- Blades, Debbie. "Ellen Gray Massey". Ellen Gray Massey. Debbie Blades. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- LDR Staff. "Local educator, writer Ellen Gray Massey dies". Lebanon Daily Record. Lebanon Daily Record. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- Howerton, Phillip. "Interview with Ellen Gray Massey". Encyclopedia of Ozarks Literature. Missouri State University. Retrieved December 1, 2016.[permanent dead link]
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