Awards and Honors
Goyen was the recipient of several awards and fellowships. These include:
- Southwest Review Literary Fellowship, 1949
- MacMurray Award for best first novel by a Texan, 1950
- Guggenheim Fellowship, 1952 and 1954
- Ford Foundation grantee, 1963–64
- Music awards for words and music, the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (A.S.C.A.P.), 1964, 1965, 1968, 1970, and 1971
- Distinguished Alumnus Award, Rice University, 1977
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