Isabel Steward Way

Isabel Steward Way (October 25, 1882 - May 1973) was a writer, in particular short stories and won the first prize for best story published in the Echo during 1927.

Early life

Isabel Steward Way was born on October 25, 1882, of Michigan.[1]

She graduated from Jennings Seminary, Aurora, Illinois. She spent two years at Albion College, Michigan.[1]

Career

She was a writer. She contributed numerous articles to Saturday Evening Post, The New Yorker, and more. She published short stories in Brief Stories, Young's, Breezy Stories, New York World, The Echo, etc. She won the first prize for best story published in the Echo during 1927.[1]

She was a member of the San Diego Writers' Club.[1]

She is the author of "Seed of the Land".[2]

Personal life

Isabel Steward Way lived in Illinois, North Carolina, and Florida, and moved to California in 1922 and lived at 303 N. Mayflower, Monrovia, California. She married Scott Way.[1]

She died in May 1973 and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale).

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Binheim, Max; Elvin, Charles A (1928). Women of the West; a series of biographical sketches of living eminent women in the eleven western states of the United States of America. p. 92. Retrieved 8 August 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ "Biographies Will Be Reviewed At Literature Section - 18 Oct 1935, Fri • Page 6". Arcadia Tribune: 6. 1935. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
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