Alice Fellows
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Brief Biography
Alice Fellows was a Tuscaloosa native. She obtained her bachelor's degree from the University of Alabama in 1948, where she studied fiction writing under Hudson Strode. She began writing a novel, Laurel, in Strode’s class and completed it with the support of a fellowship from the Eugene F. Saxton Memorial Fellowship Trust. Laurel was published in 1950 and adapted for television in 1951. After her first publication, Fellows pursued graduate studies in history at Columbia University and later finished her master’s degree in Bloomington, Indiana. In 1977, Fellows began a successful career as an editor at Simon & Schuster publishing company before transitioning to travel writing in the 1990s. She passed away in 2016.
Publications
Laurel, a Novel. New York; Harcourt, 1950.
Frommer's Europe. New York; MacMillan, 1997.
Hong Kong. London; Berlitz Publishing, 2001.
Joint Publications:
Scotland. London; Berlitz Publishing, 2002.
Dublin. London; Berlitz Publishing, 2003.
Scotland: Pocket Guide. London; Insight Guides, 2016.
Frommer's Europe. New York; MacMillan, 1997.
Hong Kong. London; Berlitz Publishing, 2001.
Joint Publications:
Scotland. London; Berlitz Publishing, 2002.
Dublin. London; Berlitz Publishing, 2003.
Scotland: Pocket Guide. London; Insight Guides, 2016.
Themes
Alice Fellows wrote travel books and a novel. Her novel Laurel is set in a southern city and explores human ambition and decision making.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th and 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org
Collection
Citation
Fellows, Alice, “Alice Fellows,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed September 19, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/573.