Eudora Welty: Books and Literary Awards

4 recorded books, 2 winning results and 4 shortlist or finalist results, spanning 1956–1983. This is an award-based reading guide, not a complete bibliography.

Awards and nominations by year

YearBook / recipientAwardResult
1983
The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
Eudora Welty		National Book Award for Fiction

Paperback

winnerSource
1981
The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
Eudora Welty		National Book Award for Fiction

Hardcover

finalistSource
1973
The Optimist's Daughter
Eudora Welty		National Book Award for FictionfinalistSource
1973
The Optimist's Daughter
Eudora Welty		Pulitzer Prize for FictionwinnerSource
1971
Losing Battles
Eudora Welty		National Book Award for FictionfinalistSource
1956
The Bride of the Innisfallen and Other Stories
Eudora Welty		National Book Award for FictionfinalistSource

Authors recognised by the same prizes

Explore other writers in these prize histories; a shared award does not necessarily mean a similar writing style.

  • John Updike — Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, National Book Award for Fiction
  • Joyce Carol Oates — Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, National Book Award for Fiction
  • Philip Roth — Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, National Book Award for Fiction
  • E. L. Doctorow — Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, National Book Award for Fiction
  • Robert Stone — National Book Award for Fiction, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction