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Welty

American

[wel-tee] / ˈwɛl ti /

noun

Eudora 1909–2001, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.

Welty British

/ ˈwɛltɪ /

noun

Eudora. 1909–2001, US novelist and short-story writer, noted for her depiction of life in the Mississippi delta. Her novels include Delta Wedding (1946) and The Optimist's Daughter (1972)

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For Welty, an enthusiastic talker and a frequent letter writer, a good chat and the daily mail went hand in hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Though she cherished her hometown, in letters to her friend Welty sometimes chafed at its limitations: In 1933, she listed her home address in correspondence to Lyell as “Loose Ends, Mississippi.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Gilchrist said she was comfortable reading William Faulkner and Eudora Welty because their characters spoke in the Southern cadence that was familiar to her.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024

Gilchrist married before completing her bachelor’s degree, and she said that as a young mother she took writing classes from Welty at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024

They pushed open the door just in time to hear the customer say, “You said the Welty would be in! I came all the way across the city.”

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

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