Lattany, Kristin Hunter, 1931-2008

Kristin Hunter Lattany was born on September 12, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her first novel, God Bless the Child, was published in 1964 and won the Philadelphia Athenaeum award. She wrote her first children's book, The Soul Brothers and Sister Lou (1968), at the suggestion of her publishers. It was praised for providing a relatable view of black culture and won the Lewis Carroll Shelf award in 1971. She also wrote a sequel called Lou in the Limelight (1981). Her collection of short stories, Guests in the Promised Land (1973), was a finalist for the National Book Award. She taught English and creative writing at the University of Pennsylvania from 1972 to 1995 and was honored with the Chisolm award from the Philadelphia Congress of the National Political Congress of Black Women in 1996. She was married twice, first to Joseph Hunter in 1952 and then to John I. Lattany, Sr. in 1968. She died on November 14, 2008.

From the description of Kristin Hunter Lattany writings, circa 1968-1971. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 777963857

Kristin Hunter Lattany was born on September 12, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She studied education at the University of Pennsylvania. Her first novel, God Bless the Child, was published in 1964 and won the Philadelphia Athenaeum award. Like the majority of her work, it depicts race relations in the United States. Lattany wrote her first children’s book, The Soul Brothers and Sister Lou (1968), at the suggestion of her publishers. It was praised for providing a relatable view of black culture and won the Lewis Carroll Shelf award in 1971. She also wrote a sequel called Lou in the Limelight (1981). Her collection of short stories, Guests in the Promised Land (1973), was a finalist for the National Book Award. She taught English and creative writing at the University of Pennsylvania from 1972 to 1995 and was honored with the Chisolm award from the Philadelphia Congress of the National Political Congress of Black Women in 1996. She was married twice, first to Joseph Hunter in 1952 and then to John I. Lattany, Sr. in 1968. She died on November 14, 2008.

Bibliography

American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present . 2nd ed., s.v. “Hunter-Lattany, Kristin.”

Something About the Author, vol. 132.

“Kristin Hunter,” Wikipedia, accessed on December 30, 2011, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristin_Hunter

From the guide to the Kristin Hunter Lattany writings, circa 1968-1971, (Free Library of Philadelphia: Children's Literature Research Collection)