{"id":2173,"date":"2014-02-03T13:41:17","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T20:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lib.ua.edu\/Alabama_Authors\/?p=2173"},"modified":"2018-02-12T14:30:39","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T21:30:39","slug":"sibley-celestine-1917","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lib.ua.edu\/Alabama_Authors\/?p=2173","title":{"rendered":"SIBLEY, CELESTINE, 1917-1999"},"content":{"rendered":"

Biography:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Journalist, author. Born– May 23, 1917, in Holley, Fla; grew up in Creola, Alabama. Parents–\u00a0 Henry Colley and Evelyn Barber Colley; adopted at age seven by her stepfather, Wesley Reeder Sibley. Married– James W. Little, August 30, 1936. Children– Three. Married– Jack Strong. Education– attended Spring Hill College and University of Florida. Began her career as a cub reporter at age 15 for Mobile Press-Register; reporter for the Pensacola News-Journal, 1936-41;\u00a0\u00a0 reporter (1941)\u00a0and columnist\u00a0(1944) for Atlanta Constitution; wrote four columns a week for many years, the last one a few weeks before her death. Award honorary doctorates by Spring Hill College and Emory University. \u00a0Received the Ralph McGill\u00a0Award for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism, 1990; the National Society of News Columnists Lifetime Achievement Award, 1999.\u00a0 Named to the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame in 2007 and a Georgia Woman of Achievement, 2010.\u00a0 Won awards from Associated Press, Georgia Conference on Social Work, and Dixie Council of Authors. The Press Gallery in the Georgia State Capitol was named in her honor. \u00a0Died August 15, 1999.<\/p>\n

Source:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contemporary Authors online<\/p>\n

Publication(s):<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ah, Sweet Mystery. New York; Harper\/Collins, 1991.<\/p>\n

Celestine Sibley, Reporter.\u00a0 Hill Street Press, 2001.<\/p>\n

Celestine Sibley Sampler.\u00a0 Peachtree Publishers, 1997.<\/p>\n

Children, My Children– a Novel. New York; Harper & Row, 1981.<\/p>\n

Christmas in Georgia, Five Stories. Garden City, N.Y.; Doubleday, 1964.<\/p>\n

Day by Day with Celestine Sibley. New York; Doubleday, 1975.<\/p>\n

Dear Store; an Affectionate Portrait of Rich’s. New York; Doubleday, 1967.<\/p>\n

Especially at Christmas. New York; Doubleday, 1969.<\/p>\n

For All Seasons. Atlanta; Peachtree Publishers, 1984.<\/p>\n

Jincey. New York; Simon and Schuster, 1978.<\/p>\n

The Magical Realm of Sallie Middleton. Birmingham, Ala.; Oxmoor House, 1980.<\/p>\n

The Malignant Heart. New York; Doubleday, 1970.<\/p>\n

Mothers Are Always Special. New York; Doubleday, 1970.<\/p>\n

Peachtree Street, U. S. A.; an Affectionate Portrait of Atlanta. New York; Doubleday, 1963<\/p>\n

A Place Called Sweet Apple. New York; Doubleday, 1963.<\/p>\n

Small Blessings. New York; Doubleday, 1977.<\/p>\n

The Sweet Apple Gardening Book. New York; Doubleday, 1972.<\/p>\n

Tokens of Myself: A Memoir.\u00a0 Longstreet Press, 1990.<\/p>\n

Turned Funny: A Memoir.\u00a0 Harper, a988.<\/p>\n

Young ‘uns; a Celebration. New York; Harper & Row, 1982.<\/p>\n

Kate Mulcay Mistory Series:<\/p>\n

Ah Sweet Mystery.\u00a0 HarperCollins, 1991.<\/p>\n

Straight as an Arrow.\u00a0 HarperCollins, 1992.<\/p>\n

Dire Happenings at Scratch Ankle.\u00a0 HarperCollins, 1993.<\/p>\n

Plague of Kinfolks.\u00a0 HarperCollins, 1995.<\/p>\n

Spider in the Sink.\u00a0 HarperCollins, 1997.<\/p>\n

Joint_Publication(s):<\/strong><\/p>\n

Atlanta, a Brave and Beautiful City. Atlanta; Peachtree Publisher, 1986.<\/p>\n

Callaway Gardens, the Unending Season. Atlanta; Longstreet, 1989.<\/p>\n

Papers;<\/strong><\/p>\n

The papers of Celestine Sibley are held by the Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library at Emory University in Atlanta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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