Helen Norris
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Brief Biography
Helen Norris was born in Miami, Florida, and later moved with her family to a rural farm near Montgomery, Alabama. She attended the University of Alabama and studied under Hudson Strode, earning her bachelor’s degree in 1938. Norris then obtained her master’s degree from the University of Alabama in 1940 and published her first novel, Something More Than Earth, the same year. Over the years, Norris continued writing novels and short stories, and she also branched out to write poems and plays. Norris's literary achievements were recognized with numerous awards, including her appointment as Poet Laureate for the State of Alabama from 1999 to 2003. She died in 2013 and was inducted posthumously into the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame in 2015.
Publications
Something More than Earth. Boston; Little, Brown, 1940.
For the Glory of God. New York; Macmillan, 1958.
The Christmas Wife: Stories. Illinois; University of Illinois Press, 1985.
More than Seven Watchmen. Grand Rapids; Zondervan, 1985.
Walk with the Sickle Moon. Secaucus; Birch Lane Press, 1985.
Water into Wine. Illinois; University of Illinois Press, 1988.
The Burning Glass. Louisiana; LSU Press, 1992.
Whatever Is Round. Georgia; Curbow Publications, 1994.
Rain Pulse. Montgomery; Timberline Press, 1997.
One Day in the Life of a Born Again Loser, and Other Stories. Tuscaloosa; University of Alabama, 2000.
For the Glory of God. New York; Macmillan, 1958.
The Christmas Wife: Stories. Illinois; University of Illinois Press, 1985.
More than Seven Watchmen. Grand Rapids; Zondervan, 1985.
Walk with the Sickle Moon. Secaucus; Birch Lane Press, 1985.
Water into Wine. Illinois; University of Illinois Press, 1988.
The Burning Glass. Louisiana; LSU Press, 1992.
Whatever Is Round. Georgia; Curbow Publications, 1994.
Rain Pulse. Montgomery; Timberline Press, 1997.
One Day in the Life of a Born Again Loser, and Other Stories. Tuscaloosa; University of Alabama, 2000.
Themes
Helen Norris wrote plays, short stories, poems, and novels. Many of her works deal with the abandonment and isolation of children and aging adults and the subsequent longing for love and community.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th and 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org
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Citation
Norris, Helen, “Helen Norris,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed September 19, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/640.