Early Literary Work
Silko garnered early literary acclaim for the short story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds," which was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Discovery Grant. The story is still frequently anthologized today.
During the years 1968 to 1974, Silko wrote and published more short stories and many poems, most of which were later featured in her book Laguna Woman.
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