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The Voice of the Children in the Apple Tree

Suddenly A Mortal Splendor

Myth of the Picaro

Alexander Blackburn :: Meeting The Professor

Alexander Blackburn :: Creative Spirit

Alexander Blackburn :: Suddenly A Mortal Splendor

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HONORS

Finalist for Historical Fiction. New Mexico-Arizona Book Coop. The Voice of the Children in the Apple Tree (2015)

Finalist for Fiction. Colorado Independent Publishers Association.The Voice of the Children in the Apple Tree (2015)

Finalist for Fiction. Colorado Independent Publishers Association. The Door of the Sad People (2014)

The Frank Waters Award for Excellence in Literature (2005)

The International Peace Writing Award (2003)

Chancellor’s Award, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Outstanding Achievement and Service to the University (1994)

First Annual Book Award, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, for his distinguished  monograph A Sunrise Brighter Still: the Visionary Novels of Frank Waters (1993)

First Prize, Academy of American Poets (1959)

Runnerup, Colorado Book Award, for Gifts from the Heart (2011)

Runnerup, Colorado Book Award, for Suddenly a Mortal Splendor (1996)

The James Israel Andover-Yale Scholarship (1947-1951)

The Emily Balch and James Cabell Fellowship in American Literature, University of Virginia (1957-59, 1961)

Varsity Blue, Cambridge University basketball team (1960)

Major Letter “A”, Andover track team (1947)

“To Alex Blackburn.” by former student and 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Yusef Komunyakaa. Dedication of Blue Notes: Essays, Interviews, and Commentaries (Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 2000)





Door of the Sad People


Alexander Blackburn :: Higher Elevations


Alexander Blackburn :: A Sunrise Brighter Still

Alexander Blackburn :: The Interior Country

Alexander Blackburn :: The Cold War of Kitty Pentecost


Alexander Blackburn :: Myth of the Picaro


Writers' Forum by Alexander Blackburn

Gifts From the Heart

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