Mari Sandoz

Mari Sandoz

female, deceased (1966)
settler, from Nebraska, Plains Indian, Biographer, Pioneers by field, novelist…Nebraskawriter, University of Nebraska
Marie Susette Sandoz (May 11, 1896 - March 10, 1966) was a novelist, biographer, lecturer, and teacher. She was one of Nebraska's foremost writers,...
Willa Cather

Willa Cather

female, deceased (1947)
My Ántonia, author, death comes for the archbishop, from Winchester, Virginia, Pulitzer Prize for the Novel winner, writer…University of Nebraska-Lincoln alumni, Virginia writer, LGBT writer, New York writer, Nebraskawriter
Wilella Sibert Cather (December 7, 1873 - April 24, 1947) is among the most eminent American authors. She is known for her depictions of U.S. life...
Ted Kooser

Ted Kooser

male, 70 years old
American Poet Laureate, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry winner, Nebraskawriter, a small man, Insurance man, sweet…Iowa writer, From Lincoln, Nebraska, University of Nebraska-Lincoln alumni, Nebraska Arts Council, Nebraska Book
Ted Kooser ('62 English and speech) has elevated Iowa State University's prominence in the literary arts more than any other graduate in the...
Bess Streeter Aldrich

Bess Streeter Aldrich

female, deceased (1954)
author, Ladies' Home Journal, Lincoln, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, novelist, Short story writer…University of Nebraska, Nebraskawriter, Iowa writer, Nebraska Hall of Fame
Bess Streeter Aldrich (b. 1881 - d. 1954) was an American author. Bess Streeter was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa. After graduating from Iowa State...
Loren Eiseley

Loren Eiseley

male, deceased (1977)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln alumni, poet, Anthropologist, public library, Naturalist, Science writer…from Nebraska, Nebraskawriter, nature writer
Loren Corey Eiseley (September 3, 1907-July 9, 1977) was a highly respected anthropologist, science writer, ecologist, and poet. He published books...
Ron Hansen

Ron Hansen

male, 61 years old
Christian, Creighton University alumni, Stanford University alumni, University of Iowa alumni, writer, Roman Catholic…From Omaha, Nebraska, Nebraskawriter, California writer
Ron Hansen (born December 8, 1947) is an American novelist, essayist, and professor.
William Kloefkorn

William Kloefkorn

male
University of Kansas, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Nebraska Legislature, From Lincoln, Nebraska, emporia state university, memoir…Nebraskawriter, nebraska wesleyan university
William (Bill) Kloefkorn is a Nebraska poet and educator based in Lincoln, Nebraska. He is the author of twelve collections of poetry, two short...
Michael Bishop

Michael Bishop

male, 64 years old
Georgia (U.S. state) writer, University of Georgia faculty, From Lincoln, Nebraska, Missouri Review, Nebraskawriter, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine…writer, science fiction writer, from Nebraska, Short story writer
Michael Lawson Bishop (born November 12, 1945 in Lincoln, Nebraska) is an award-winning American writer. Over four decades and thirty books, he has...
Alex Kava

Alex Kava

female
S. M. Kava, English, Sister in Crime, Suspense, Mystery Writer of America, English studies…Nebraskawriter, Thriller writer, International Thriller Writer
Alex Kava (S. M. Kava, born in Silver Creek, Nebraska) is an American author of psychological suspense novels. Growing up in the country of Silver...

Mary Pipher

female, 62 years old
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska-Lincoln alumni, from Nebraska, Nebraskawriter, University of California, Berkeley, Mary Elizabeth Pipher
Mary Elizabeth Pipher, also known as Mary Bray Pipher (born 21 October 1947), Ph.D., is an American clinical psychologist and author. She received...