(Robert W. Alley) Born 0027;s name Zoë Education: Graduated from Haverford College. Agent—Jane Feder, 305 E. 24th St., New York, NY 10010. Illustrator and graphic artist. The Ghost in Dobb's Diner, Parents Magazine Press (New York, NY), 1981. The Silly Riddle Book, Golden (New York, NY), 1981. R.W. Alley Busy Farm Trucks, Grosset &Dunlap (New York, NY), 1986. (Reteller…
Born in Yorkshire, England; Education: University of York, degree (biology). Hobbies and other interests: Cooking, gardening, painting, playing computer games, listening to music, growing carnivorous plants. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Carolrhoda Books/Lerner Publishing Group, 1251 Washington Ave. N, Minneapolis, MN 55401. Writer. Worked as a river surveyor; conservation officer in Nottinghamsh…
Born 1969; Education: Iowa State University, B.A. (drawing and painting). Agent—c/o Author Mail, Simon &Schuster, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Derek Anderson Children's book writer and illustrator. Also worked as a designer and sculptor of Warner Brothers and Disney figurines. American Library Association/Children's Book Council Children's Cho…
Born 1956, in Los Angeles, CA; Education: Attended University of California, Irvine, 1974–75; attended Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, 1977; University of California, Berkeley, B.A. (studio art and Asian studies; magna cum laude), 1979; attended Art Center College of Design, 1979–81. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Crown, Random House, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Children&#x…
(Stanley Berenstain) OBITUARY NOTICE—See index for SATA sketch: Born September 29, 1923, in Philadelphia, PA; died of lymphoma, November 26, 2005, in Doylestown, PA. Illustrator and author. Along with his wife, Jan, Berenstain was the creator of the popular "Berenstain Bears" series of children's picture books. The Berenstains first met while attending classes in 1941 a…
Born 1947, in St. Louis, MO; (stepEducation: Webster College (now Webster University), B.A. (cum laude), 1969; attended University of Missouri-Columbia, 1970–71. Politics: "Independent." Religion: Presbyterian. Hobbies and other interests: "Reading (of course!), playing piano, computer stuff." Betty G. Birney Agent—c/o Author Mail, Atheneum, 1230 Avenue of…
Born 1945, in Meadville, PA; Education: Grove City College, B.A., 1967. Hobbies and other interests: Music, outdoor pursuits. Writer of fiction and nonfiction books, playwright, and writing teacher. Missouri Southern State College, teacher of playwriting, 1989–93, 1997–; Trinidad State Junior College, teacher of writing-for-publication course, 1995. Military service: U.S. Army, serge…
Born 1948, in Crosshill, Carrick, Scotland. Education: Studied engineering. Agent—c/o Croig Police Close, 82 High St., Kirkudbright DG6 4JL, Scotland. Journalist and author. Freelance writer, 1994–. Children's poet-in-residence, Taigh Chearsabhagh on North Uist March, 2001. Markings (poetry magazine, co-publisher; Galloway Children's Festival, founder and director. Sco…
Born in England. Education: London University, M.A. (education). United Kingdom Year of Literature festival, Swansea, Wales, coordinator, 1995; WORDPLAY children's festival, organizer, 1995–; Book House Training Centre, director of course on children's publishing, 1995–; Disney Consumer Products, director of course on children's publishing, 1997; National Literac…
Born 1963, in London, England; Education: Attended Royal Academy of Music. Politics: Labor Party. Religion: Church of England (Anglican). Hobbies and other interests: Playing piano, classical and lounge music; Americana, especially roadside graphics, mini golf, eggs, all things small and beautiful. Office—c/o Transworld Publishers, 61-63 Oxbridge Rd., London W5 5SA, England. Agent—Hi…
Born 0027;s name Lisa; Ethnicity: "Argentine." Agent—c/o Author Mail, Viking, Penguin Putnam, 375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014. Comic-book writer and illustrator, author, and toymaker. U.F.O. (Unidentified Fun Object) Toys, founder and designer; creator figurines, including Black Terror, Kaiju Kids, Honk-Honk-Ashoo, and Funboy. The Story of Honk-Honk-Ashoo and Swella-Bow-Wo…
Born 1938, in Birstall, Leicestershire, England; Education: Attended Dudley Training College. Hobbies and other interests: Walking, reading, horseback riding, theater-going, "looking after my rabbit." Agent—c/o Author Mail, Walker Books, 87 Vauxhall Walk, London SE11 5HJ, England. Worked as a teacher in Leicestershire, England, 1960–90, Yorkshire, England, 1962–6…
(Donald D. Davis) Born 1944, in Waynesville, NC; Ethnicity: "Caucasian" Education: Davidson College, B.A., 1966; Duke University, M.Div., 1969. Christ United Methodist Church, High Point, NC, minister, 1967–89; storyteller, lecturer, and writer, 1967–. Has appeared at numerous storytelling festivals, conferences, and teachers' workshops in United States and abroa…
(Sandra Louise Woodward Darling) Born 1941, in Cincinnati, OH; Education: Swarthmore College, B.A., 1963; trained as an artist at Art Students' League (New York, NY), 1963–64. Religion: Episcopalian. Hobbies and other interests: Fashion design and dressmaking. Office—Blue Lantern Studio, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103-6900. Fine artist, writer, illustrator, and boo…
Born 1947, in Newton, NJ; Education: Attended Phoenix School of Design, 1964; Pratt Institute, B.F.A., 1969. Agent—c/o Author Mail, HarperCollins, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019-4703. Illustrator and author of books for children, 1971–. Holt, Rinehart &Winston (book publishers), New York, NY, book designer, then art director of Basic Reading Program, 1969…
(Phyllis Morreale-de la Garza) Born 1942, in Woodstock, IL; Ethnicity: "Italian/German." Politics: "Independent." Hobbies and other interests: Handweaving, vintage clothing. Office—5311 E. Arzberger Rd., Willcox, AZ 85643. Writer and weaver. Former owner, with husband Luis De la Garza, of equestrian school in San Miguel Allende, Mexico, c. 1970s. Spur Award final…
Born 1951, in Boston, MA; Education: Attended University of New Mexico, 1970–73; University of Massachusetts, B.A., 1979. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Facts on File, Inc., 123 W. 31st St., New York, NY 10001. Berlin High School, Berlin, NH, English teacher, 1987–. Writer. The Apaches and Navajos, F. Watts (New York, NY), 1989. The Iroquois, F. Watts (New York, NY), 1989. Benazir Bhu…
Born 1952 in St. Louis, MO; children: Evan, Will. Office—Mary Engelbreit Studios, 1001 Highlands Plaza Drive W., Ste. 450, St. Louis, MO 63110. Artist, entrepreneur, and author. Designer for advertising agency, c. 1972–73; staff artist for newspaper; freelance illustrator, mostly for greeting cards; Mary Engelbreit Card Company (now Mary Engelbreit Studios), St. Louis, MO, founder, c…
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; father a headmaster; Education: Sydney University, graduated. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Bloomsbury Publishing, 38 Soho Sq., London W1D 3HB, England. Writer. Worked variously as an assembly-line worker in a meat cannery, a nurse's aide, a house assistant in an orphanage, and a care-giver for intellectually disabled adults. Teacher in Dandenong …
Born 1958, in Canada. Education: Queen's University (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), graduated; studied in Paris. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Random House of Canada, Toronto St., Unit 300, Toronto, Ontario M5C 2V6, Canada. Freelance writer, teacher, and science journalist. Silver Medal, National Magazine Awards, 2001, for article in Canadian Geographic. The Blue Roan Child, Doubleday (Toronto,…
Born 1965. Hobbies and other interests: Recycling, composting, reading, politics and international relations, swimming. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Enslow Publishers, Box 398, 40 Industrial Rd., Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922-0398. Teacher, 1965–95; writer, beginning 1980; San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, teacher, 1985–2003. California Reading Association, California Associat…
Born 1956, in Brooklyn, NY; Education: C.W. Post College/Long Island University, B.F.A., 1978. Hobbies and other interests: Gardening, herbology. Illustrator and graphic artist. Graphic Artists' Guild. Alvin Silverstein, The Story of Your Ear, Coward, McCann &Geoghegan (New York, NY), 1981. Jay H. Heyman, The Gourmet Guide to Water Cookery, Avon (New York, NY), 1983. Heather Forest, …
(John Bryan Gantos, Jr.) Born 1951, in Mount Pleasant, PA; Education: Emerson College, B.F.A., 1976, M.A., 1984. Politics: "Liberal Democrat." Religion: Roman Catholic. Jack Gantos Author and educator. Emerson College, Boston, MA, professor of creative writing and literature, 1978–95. Visiting professor at Brown University, 1986, University of New Mexico, 1993, and Vermont Col…
Female. Education: Pacific Lutheran University, B.A. (classics); M.A. (liberal arts). Agent—c/o Author Mail, Tricycle Press, P.O. Box 7123, Berkeley, CA 94707. Student and writer. Tutor for Kitsap Literacy Council. (With Laura J. Henson) Ten Little Elvi, illustrated by Dean Gorissen, Tricycle Press (Berkeley, CA), 2004. "Always something!" Duffy Grooms told SATA: "With …
Born 1964, in Idaho Falls, ID; Education: Attending Brigham Young University. Religion: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon). Freelance illustrator; jewelry and craft designer. Cuffie Award, Publishers Weekly; Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award; Family Fun Toy Awards; Parents' Choice Award. (And illustrator) The Incredible Clay Book: How to Make and Bake a Million-and-One Cl…
Born 1949, in Gloucester, MA; Education: Attended Rhode Island School of Design, 1967–70; Pratt Institute, B.F.A., 1978; Marywood College, M.A., 1993. Hobbies and other interests: Archery, reading, meditation. Worked variously as a painter, museum curator, printer's assistant, editorial illustrator, graphic designer, and fashion illustrator. Freelance illustrator and painter, 1978&#x…
Born 1932, in Lockney, TX; Education: Texas Tech University, B.A., 1951, M.A., 1964; Pennsylvania State University, doctoral study, 1970–71; also attended Columbia University, 1977, Escuela Internacional Sampere (Madrid, Spain), 1974, Inter-American University (Saltillo, Mexico), 1978, Cuernavaca Language School (Cuernavaca, Mexico), 1979, and University of Texas at Austin. Agent—Eri…
Born 1958, in the Pas, Manitoba, Canada; Education: Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, diploma (biological sciences; with honors), 1978; Lethbridge Community College, diploma (print journalism; with honors), 1986; University of Lethbridge, marketing certificate, 1992, B.A. (English; with distinction), 1997. Hobbies and other interests: Fitness, cycling, golf, swimming, hiking, quilting, rea…
[A pseudonym] (Richard George Anthony Horne) Born 1960, in Earlsdon, Coventry, Warwickshire, England; Education: Attended Wrekin College. Politics: Liberal. Religion: Church of England (Anglican). Hobbies and other interests: Playing the banjo. Agent—Caroline Sheldon, 71 Hillgate Place, London W8 7SS, England. Illustrator, writer, cartoonist, and musician. Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh, Scotla…
(Suzanne Tripp Jurmain) Born 1945, in New York, NY; Education: University of California, Los Angeles, B.A. (with honors), 1966. Agent—Dorothy Markinko, McIntosh &Otis, Inc., 353 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10016. Actress, beginning in 1949; TV Guide, Los Angeles, CA, assistant editor, 1966; Legal Directories Publishing Co., Los Angeles, editor, 1967; University of California Museum …
Born 1955; children: Emily, Marguerite. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Delacorte Press, Bantam Dell, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Journalist. People magazine, reporter; USA Today, feature writer for Life section; U.S. News &World Report, currently senior editor. Lucy Rose: Here's the Thing about Me, illustrated by Adam Rex, Delacorte Press (New York, NY), 2004. Lucy Rose: Big on…
Born 1974, in Moscow, USSR (now Russia); immigrated to United States; Education: Attended School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1992–93; attended Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1993–96; University of Pennsylvania, B.F.A. (cum laude), 1997. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Knopf Publishing Group, Random House, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Artist, illustrator, and author.…
(Steven Nelson Koppes) Born 1957, in Manhattan, KS; Education: Kansas State University, B.S. (anthropology), 1978; University of Kansas, M.S., 1982. Politics: "Independent." Religion: "Agnostic." Hobbies and other interests: Long-distance running, backpacking, reading. Office—University of Chicago News Office, 5801 S. Ellis Ave. Room 200, Chicago, IL 60637. Scie…
Born 1943, in Detroit, MI; Education: University of Cincinnati, degree, 1965; Hebrew Union College, ordained rabbi, 1969. Hobbies and other interests: Graphic design, computers, Mozart, "hanging around sailboats." Office—c/o The Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., San Francisco, CA 94118. Rabbi, educator, and writer. Congregation Solel, Highland Park, IL, rabbinic fellow-in-res…
Born 1958, in Québec City, Québec, Canada; Education: Laval University, B.A. (visual arts), 1982, teaching certificate, 1983. Hobbies and other interests: Swimming, skiing, writing, reading, talking, sleeping, non-commercial music, non-commercial movies, "I love wind, sun, rain, snow, heat, freezing cold, storms, ice storms … birds, dogs, trees, wild flowers, water, riv…
Married Wayne Lynch (a photographer). Agent—c/o Author Mail, Fitzhenry &Whiteside, 195 Allstate Pkwy., Markham, Ontario L3R 4T8, Canada. Writer and photographer. Eagles, photographs by husband, Wayne Lynch, Sierra Club Books (San Francisco, CA), 1990. Rudy Visits the North, illustrated by Muriel Hope, Hyperion Books for Children (New York, NY), 1992. Bears, illustrated by Ian Stirlin…
Born 1942, in Buffalo, NY; Education: Brown University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1964; Columbia University, M.A.T., 1968. Hobbies and other interests: Marathons, bike tours, baseball. Agent—Amy Berkower, Writers House, 21 W. 26th St., New York, NY 10010. Writer, 1971–. American Broadcasting Co., New York, NY, editor and researcher in news department, 1964–66; Macmillan Publish…
Born 1937, in Clearfield, PA; Education: Pratt Institute of Art, B.F.A., 1959. Hobbies and other interests: Traveling to wilderness areas throughout the world, hiking, canoeing, and observing wildlife. Freelance writer and illustrator. Exhibitions: joint exhibition with Ted Lewin at National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, Abilene, TX, 2002. Pick of the List, American Booksell…
Born 1954, in San Francisco, CA; Education: Attended Humboldt State University, 1973–76; Texas Tech University, B.S. (business administration), 1978; University of Denver, M.L.I.S., 1999. Office—Douglas County Libraries, 100 S. Wilcox St., Castle Rock, CO 80103. Colorado State University, Denver, associate director of library research service, 1999–2001; Douglas County Librar…
Education: University of Southern California, B.A. (French; cum laude); California State University, Northridge, B.A. (journalism); University of California, Los Angeles, M.A. (French literature). Agent—c/o Author Mail, Heyday Books, P.O. Box 9145, Berkeley, CA 94709. Writer, journalist, teacher, and translator. California State University, Northridge, teacher of creative writing and Frenc…
(M.I. McAllister) Born 1956, in Tynemouth, England; Education: Newcastle Polytechnic, degree (education and English). Politics: "Center." Religion: Christian. Hobbies and other interests: Theater, dance, music, history. Agent—Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency, Thorley Manor Farm, Thorley, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight PO41 0SJ, England. Buddle Arts Centre, Wallsend, England, teacher …
Born 1985. Education: Atlanta College of Art, B.F.A., 1980; attended California College of Arts and Crafts, 1982–83; San Francisco Art Institute, M.F.A., 1987. Hobbies and other interests: Cats. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Bloomsbury USA, 175 5th Ave., New York, NY 10010. Freelance illustrator. California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco, adjunct professor of illustration, 1989&…
Born 1953, in Wellesley, MA; Education: Laseil College, B.A. Religion: Roman Catholic. Hobbies and other interests: Surfcasting, SCUBA diving, collecting "sea-pottery." Writer. Also worked as preschool teacher. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Teachers' Choice Award, 1994, and Pick of the List citation, American Bookseller's Association, both …
Born in Antwerp, Belgium; Education: Attended Hunter College, City University of New York. Moed-Kass's contemporary novel finds a German teen working at an Israeli kibbutz where an act of politically motivated violence reveals facts about the boy's grandfather's past as a Nazi officer. (Cover photography by Stockbytel/Picturequest.) Agent—Deborah Harris, 9 Yael St., Jer…
Born 1963, in Thionville, France; immigrated to Italy, 1970. Education: Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna, graduated, 1991. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Barefoot Books U.S., 2067 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140. Illustrator, educator, and goldsmith. School of Arts, Bologna, Italy, instructor in illustration, beginning 2005; art teacher in workshops for adults and children. Premio Andersen …
OBITUARY NOTICE—See index for SATA sketch: Born July 10, 1947, in Winston-Salem, NC; died of a brain tumor, September 15, 2005, in Stamford, CT. Publisher and author. Parker was a leading advocate promoting multicultural literature; she published guides to African-American books and wrote a number of picture books that feature African-American characters. A student of history, she graduated…
(Rosa Louise Lee Parks) OBITUARY NOTICE—See index for SATA sketch: Born February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, AL; died October 24, 2005, in Detroit, MI. Activist and author. Widely hailed as the mother of the African-American anti-segregation movement, Parks became famous in 1955 when her refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama, sparked the bus strike and the civil ri…
(Frederick Ralph Cornelius Penner) Born November 6, 1946, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; son of Edward William (an accountant) and Lydia (a homemaker; maiden name, Winter) Penner; married Odette Graziella Heyn (a homemaker, dancer, and choreographer), August 23, 1981; children: four. Education: University of Winnipeg, B.A. (economics and psychology), 1970. Hobbies and other interests: Raising chil…
(Andrew Peters) Born 1965, in Hildesheim, Germany; Education: Attended Corpus Christi College, Oxford, 1984. Politics: "Liberal." Religion: "Open minded." Writer, broadcaster, and musician. Creative writing tutor, 1987–; author, 1992–. Presenter and writer for broadcast media, including British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Radio 4, BBC-1 poetry televisio…
Born 1947, in Riverside, CA; second Politics: "Liberal." Religion: "High-church Episcopalian." Agent—c/o Author Mail, Watson-Guptill Publications, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003. Fiction writer and librarian. San Jose Public Library, San Jose, CA, librarian. Notable Book designation, American Library Association (ALA), and New York Public Library Best Book for…
children: two sons. Agent—Miles Stott Children's Literary Agency, East Hook Farm, Lower Quay Rd., Hook, Haverfordwest SA62 4LR, Wales. Novelist, editor, technical writer, and software designer. Worked as a software designer for multinational computer company for 14 years; British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), London, England, creative director for BBC Worldwide. The Death Collecto…
(Katharine Reynolds Ross) Born 1948, in Saginaw, MI; Education: Attended Lake Erie College, 1966–68. Religion: Episcopalian. Hobbies and other interests: Collecting antique paper dolls, reading children's literature, animals. Ross Educational Systems, Inc., Oneida, NY, owner, president, and nursery school teacher, beginning 1983. Preschool consultant for Highlights for Children; song…
Born 1951, in New York, NY; Education: Attended Syracuse University Extension Program, 1972; Syracuse University, B.A., 1972; postgraduate study at Columbia University, 1977; Bank Street College of Education, M.A., 1979. Photographer, writer, and educator. Aggasiz Community School District, Cambridge, MA, photography instructor, 1975; Learning Guild, Boston, MA, photography instructor, 1975–…
Born 1945, in Bridlington, Yorkshire, England; Ethnicity: "White." Education: University of Edinburgh, M.A., 1966. Politics: Green Party. Religion: "Agnostic." Writer. Worked as a secretary in London, England, 1967–73; Macdonald Educational, London, children's nonfiction editor, 1973–78; Grisewood &Dempsey, London, children's nonfictio…
Born 1952, in Pittsburgh, PA; Education: Kent State University, B.S., M.A., 1977; Youngstown State University, M.S., 1980; University of Akron, Ph.D., 1994. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Red Brick Press, c/o Capstone Press, 151 Good Counsel Dr., P.O. Box 669, Mankato, MN 56002. Educator and writer. Elementary school teacher in Ohio, for ten years; Summit County Board of Education, Akron, OH, curr…
Born 1940, in Worcestershire, England; Education: Shrewsbury College of Art, degree in printmaking and design, 1962. Hobbies and other interests: Travel in Europe, watercolors, sailing, hillwalking. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Hutchinson Books, Random House UK, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Rd., London SW1V 2SA, England. Author and illustrator. Stylist for still photographer in London, England, 1963–…
(Jesse Harris, a house pseudonym, Emily James) Born 1961, in Baltimore, MD; Education: Brown University, B.A., 1983. Hobbies and other interests: Travel, movies, going to the beach, all kinds of music, reading, staying up late. Agent—c/o Sarah Burnes, The Gernert Company, 136 E. 57th St., New York, NY 10022. Shakespeare and Co. Bookstore, New York, NY, clerk, 1983; Random House, New York, …
Born 1955, in OH; Ethnicity: "African American." Education: Case Western Reserve University, B.A. (English), 1980; Cleveland State University, M.A. (English), 1991. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, kite-making, museums, botanical gardens, zoos. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Lee &Low Books, 95 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016. Writer and placement officer. University of M…
Born 1894, in Zittau, Germany; immigrated to Switzerland, 1933; naturalized Swiss citizen, 1948; died July 2, 1963, in Corona, Switzerland; father a physician; Education: Attended Social Women's School (Berlin, Germany); studied acting with Max Reinhardt. Writer and broadcaster. Berlin Broadcasting Service, Berlin, Germany, founder and producer of Children's Hour, beginning 1924. Im …
Born 1977 (divorced, 1997); Education: Bachelor's degree (education). Politics: "Green." Religion: Roman Catholic. Agent—Rosemary Canter, P.F.D., 34-43 Russell St., London WC2B 5HA, England. Writer and editor. Volunteer in Zimbabwe and South Africa, c. 1990–92, 1997; community worker and educator. Who Made Me?, illustrated by Cathie Felstead, Augsburg (Minneapoli…
Born 1951, in NJ; Education: Indiana University, A.B. (history), 1973, M.S. (urban education), 1975, J.D., 1976. Agent—Branded Entertainment, 333 Crestmont Rd., Cedar Grove, NJ 07009. Writer, producer of motion pictures, television, and animation, and motivational speaker. United Artists, New York, NY, motion-picture attorney, 1976–80. Television work includes: (executive producer) T…
(William Keith Wallace) Born 1947, in Chickasha, OK; Education: University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, B.S., 1971; Southwestern State University, M.S. (elementary administration), 1974; attended University of Oklahoma. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Holiday House, Inc., 425 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10017. Educator and author. Chickasha, OK, public schools, teacher at fourth-grade center, 197…
(Ruth Wallace Brodeur) Born 1941, in Springfield, MA; Education: University of Massachusetts, B.S., 1962. Hobbies and other interests: Bicycling, Nordic skiing, gardening, quilting, painting. Writer, 1975–. Pineland Hospital and Training Center, Pownal, ME, member of psychology staff, 1962–63. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, American Civil Liberties Union,…
Born 1935; children: three. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Delacorte Press, Bantam Dell, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Children's book author. Formerly worked as a grammar teacher for seventeen years; retired. Birmingham Readers and Writers Children's Book Award, Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, Carnegie Award shortlist, Reading Matic Award Top-Ten designation, Parentin…
Born 1960, in Casablanca, Morocco; Education: École Normale de Beauvais, degree (French); attended Arts Students' League (New York, NY), and École des Beaux Arts (Paris, France). Hobbies and other interests: Reading, listening to music, biking, going to plays, concerts, movies, art shows, and galleries. Agent—Linda Pratt, Sheldon Fogelman Agency, 10 E. 40th St., New Yor…
Born 1970, in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada; Education: Attended Malaspina College (now University-College), 1988–90; attended University of Victoria, 1990–94; Camosun College, Diploma (applied communication), 2000. Writer. Summer camp counselor in British Columbia, Canada, 1990–98, 2000–01; British Columbia Ferries, customer sales and service representatives, …
Born 1976, in Warwickshire, England. Education: Cambridge University, graduated; postgraduate study in journalism. Hobbies and other interests: Music, theatre. Agent—c/o Rod Hall Agency Limited, 6th Fl., Fairgate House, 78 New Oxford St., London WC1A 1HB, England. Journalist and author. Vogue magazine, London, England, member of staff; freelance writer. Avril Crump and Her Amazing Clones, E…
Born 0027;s name Randy; Education: Ohio State University, degree (special education); Miami University of Ohio, M.A. (reading). Hobbies and other interests: Reading, gardening, managing her Web site. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Clarion Books, 215 Park Ave. S, New York, NY 10003. Educator and writer. Teacher in Ohio public schools for ten years; instructor at community colleges; speaker at schoo…