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Fred Chappell

American poet, novelist (1936-2024) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 87

Fred Davis Chappell was an author and poet. He was an English professor for 40 years (1964-2004) at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He was the Poet Laureate of North Carolina from 1997 to 2002. He attended Duke University.

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2024Died4 January 20241994World Fantasy Award for Best Short FictionAward1992World Fantasy Award for Best Short FictionAward1985Bollingen PrizeAward1980North Carolina Award for LiteratureAward1936Born28 May 1936

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World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction1994
World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction1992
Bollingen Prize1985
North Carolina Award for Literature1980

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Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1936 to 2024 · aged 87