Gwen Bristow

Gwen Bristow
Gwen Bristow
Born(1903-09-16)16 September 1903
Marion, South Carolina, United States
Died17 August 1980(1980-08-17) (aged 76)
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
OccupationNovelist and journalist
Genrenovel, short story, essays
Notable worksThe Invisible Host (1930)
Jubilee Trail (1950)
SpouseBruce Manning (m. 1929–1965)

Gwen Bristow (September 16, 1903 – August 17, 1980) was an American writer and journalist, best known for her tales of the Old South, especially the "Plantation Trilogy." In 1974, she was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.