FAQ About Sylvia Plath
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Did Sylvia Plath win any awards for her writing?
Yes, Sylvia Plath received several awards and honors for her writing during her lifetime and posthumously. Here are some notable awards and recognitions she received:
- Fulbright Scholarship: Plath was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 1955, which allowed her to study at the University of Cambridge in England.
- Glascock Prize: Plath won the Glascock Poetry Contest in 1958, awarded by the trustees of Smith College for her poem "Two Lovers and a Beachcomber by the Real Sea."
- Pulitzer Prize (Posthumous): Plath was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1982 for her collection "The Collected Poems," which was edited by her former husband, Ted Hughes.
- The Alice Fay Di Castagnola Award: In 1962, Plath received this prestigious poetry prize for her poem "Sheep in Fog."
- The Academy of American Poets' Eunice Tietjens Memorial Prize: Plath was awarded this prize in 1959 for her poem "The Colossus."
- The John Reed Memorial Prize: Plath won this prize in 1958 for her poem "The Hanging Man."