| Harris Downey | |
| Birth Date: | 12 May 1907 |
| Birth Place: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Education: | Louisiana State University (BA, MA) |
| Awards: | O. Henry Award (1951) |
Harris Downey (born May 12, 1907 Baton Rouge, Louisiana - 1979) was an American short story writer and novelist.
He graduated from Louisiana State University with a B.A. and M.A. He Served in the Air Force. He taught at Louisiana State University,[1] where he knew Lyle Saxon.[2]
His work appeared in Epoch,[3] Prairie Schooner.[4] [5] [6] Kenyon Review,[7]
| Title | Publication | Collected in |
|---|---|---|
| "Mr. Todd" | The Antioch Review (Winter 1948) | - |
| "A Way of Resentment" | Epoch (Fall 1948) | - |
| "The Harmless Story" | Prairie Schooner (Fall 1949) | - |
| "The Mulhausen Girls" | Virginia Quarterly Review (Winter 1949) | Prize Stories of 1949 |
| "Caught" | Accent: A Quarterly of New Literature (Spring 1950) | - |
| "The Hunters" | Epoch (Summer 1950) | Best American Short Stories 1951 |
| "Night Side" | The Antioch Review (Spring 1952) | - |
| "Crispin's Way" | Epoch (Fall 1952) | Best American Short Stories 1953 |
| "The Clown" | Epoch (Fall 1954) | - |
| "The Hobo" | Virginia Quarterly Review (Autumn 1955) | Best American Short Stories 1956 |
| "The Song" | Prairie Schooner (Fall 1956) | - |
| "The Actress" | Prairie Schooner (Spring 1957) | - |
| "The Dance in the Attic" | Epoch (Winter 1957) | - |
| "The Rifle" | Southwest Review (Summer 1959) | - |
| "The Hand and Head of Molly Glass" | The Kenyon Review (Spring 1961) | - |
| "Grandfather, We Hear You!" | Epoch (Fall 1961) | - |
| "The Vicar-General and the Wide Night" | The Southern Review (Winter 1965) | Best American Short Stories 1965 |
| "The Cuckoo's Nest" | The Southern Review (Summer 1966) | - |
| "Polly" | The Southern Review (Spring 1968) | - |
| "Portrait of a Professor" | The Southern Review (Summer 1970) | - |
| "Silversleeve's Love Affair" | The Southern Review (Summer 1972) | - |
| "A Religious Happening" | Michigan Quarterly Review (Summer 1973) | - |