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Clara Margaretta Laidlaw

Born: 11/22/1905   Newberry , MI
Died: 03/26/1989

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Lost Child
- Short Story 		Fiction Adult 1945
Wild Horses
- Short Story 		Fiction Adult 1945
Little Black Boys
- O. Henry Award Winner for Best First-Published Story of 1943 		Fiction Adult The Atlantic Monthly Magazine 1943
- Her papers are in the Northern Michigan University Library. She discusses her career in letters to Maki Eiker. Fiction Adult

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Skills:
Author

Awards:

Name Date
Hopwood Award 1946
Hopwood Award 1942
Hopwood Award 1941

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Michigan Authors, 1st ed. 1960
- Her papers are in the Northern Michigan University Library. She discusses her career in letters to Maki Eiker.

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Master of Arts (M.A.) in English University of Michigan Ann Arbor , MI 1941 -1946
Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) Northern Michigan Teachers College (Northern Michigan University) Marquette , MI 1935
Graduate Newberry High School Newberry , MI 1926

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Writer of Short Stories
English Teacher Michigan State University East Lansing , MI

Other Resources:

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