Born 1941, in Perth, Western Australia, Australia; (a secretary; Education: Earned degree in early childhood education. Hobbies and other interests: Swimming, traveling, reading, walking, gardening. Bank of New South Wales, secretary, 1958–62; Education Department of Western Australia, teacher, 1970–81, early childhood specialist, 1984–99. Lecturer; speaker at festivals and co…
Born 1929, in Bronx, NY; (second marriage) Halley. Education: Attended Art Students' League, 1946, and Pratt Institute, 1947-48, 1949-51. Agent—Royce Carlton Inc., 866 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Authors League of America, Dramatists Guild (member of council), PEN, Writers Guild of America, East. (Illustrator) Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth, Random House (New Yor…
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 1968; raised in Alberta, Canada; husband's name, Steve. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Knopf Publishing, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Freelance illustrator; Alberta College of Art and Design, instructor in illustration; previously worked in illustration in New York, NY. (And illustrator) A Twisted Tale, Knopf (New York, NY), 2002. Lynn Manuel, Fifty-five Grandmas and a Llama, Gibb…
Born 1950, in Perth, Australia; Education: University of Western Australia, B.A., Dip. Ed., M.A. (with distinction); Northern Territory University, B.Ed. (Indonesian). Hobbies and other interests: Mountain bike riding, fishing, sailing, snorkeling, sewing, movies. Office—c/o Author Mail, Freemantle Arts Centre Press, P.O. Box 158, North Free-mantle 6159, Western Australia. Warren Flynn…
Born 1966, in Sydney, Australia; Education: Macquarie University, B.A. (literature); University of Western Sydney, M.A. (writing). Hobbies and other interests: Reading, writing, music, gardening. Agent—Curtis Brown Australia, Level 1, 2 Boundary St., Paddington, New South Wales 2021, Australia. Writer, poet, editor, and journalist. Best first novel designation, Locus, 1998, for Dragonclaw.…
Born in Pittsburgh, PA; children: Brittney. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Hyperion, 77 W. 66th St., 11th Fl., New York, NY 10023. Center for the Assessment and Treatment of Youth in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, youth counselor; Katz Business School, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, director of publications. August Wilson Short Story Contest winner; Highlights for Children writers�…
Born 1949, in Cullman, AL; Education: Judson College, B.A., 1970; attended University of Virginia, 1972; University of North Carolina at Greensboro, M.L.I.S., 1996. Hobbies and other interests: Reading ("everything from mysteries to poetry to history"), restoring old doll houses, beachcombing, researching, collecting nineteenth-and early twentieth-century children's books, Maj…
Nationality: Australian. Born: 1941. Address: c/o University of Queensland Press, P.O. Box 42, St. Lucia, Queensland 4067, Australia. Beverley Farmer made an immediate impression with her first published work, the novella Alone. Published in 1980, it had been written ten years before and was set even earlier, in 1959. Alone concerns a student at Melbourne University who has been having an affair w…
Pseudonyms: E.V. Cunningham; Walter Ericson. Nationality: American. Born: New York City, 1914. Education: George Washington High School, New York, graduated 1931; National Academy of Design, New York. Military Service: Served with the Office of War Information, 1942-43, and the Army Film Project, 1944. Career: War correspondent in the Far East for Esquire and Coronet magazines, 1945. Taught at Ind…
Nationality: British. Born: Newbury, 1953. Education: Wellington College; Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 1974, B.A. (honours). Career: Teacher of English and French, International School of London, 1975-79; journalist, Daily Telegraph, London, 1979-82; feature writer, Sunday Telegraph, 1983-86; literary editor, Independent, London, 1986-89. Since 1989 deputy editor, Independent on Sunday. Radio broa…
1935— Pharmacist, entrepreneur Throughout his career as a pharmacist, scientist, and business entrepreneur, Sylester Flowers has maintained his commitment to his full-service community-based pharmacy and his inner-city clients while taking full advantage of the technological advancements that have revolutionized his profession. As founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Ramsell Cor…
Nationality: American. Born: New York City, 1924. Education: City College of New York, B.S. 1949; Columbia University, New York, M.A. 1952, D.Ed. 1960. Military Service: Served in the United States Army, 1943-46. Career: Teacher, Manhattanville Junior High School, New York, 1949-53; guidance counselor, Lynbrook High School, Long Island, 1956-60. Since 1960 director of Guidance and Counselling, Gar…
Nationality: British. Born: Bootle, Lancashire, 1930. Education: Wyggeston Grammar School, Leicester; Newnham College, Cambridge, B.A. in English 1952, M.A. 1955. Career: Editorial staff member, Cambridge University Press, 1960-62; lecturer in English, Bishop's Stortford Training College, Hertfordshire, 1963-66; assistant lecturer in literature, University of Essex, Colchester, 1967-70. Awa…
Nationality: British. Born: Eva Unger in Berlin, Germany, 1932; came to England in 1939. Education: Kingsbury Grammar School, 1943-50; Queen Mary College, University of London, 1950-53, B.A. (honours) in English 1953. Career: Editor, Longman, 1955-57, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1962-63, and Blackie, 1964-67, publishers, London. Since 1987 coeditor, Macmillan Women Writers series. Awards: Guardian Fi…
Nationality: Canadian. Born: Toronto, Ontario, 1930. Education: Rosedale Public School, Toronto; St. Andrews College, Aurora, Ontario; Jarvis Collegiate, Toronto; Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, 1950-53; Central School of Speech and Drama, London. Career: Stage, television, and radio actor, 1951-62; charter member, Stratford Shakespearean Festival, Ontario, 1953; contract player with H.M. Te…
Nationality: British. Born: Stockport, 1959. Education: Cambridge University. Career: Works as a freelance journalist. Agent: Nicholas Ellison Inc., 55 Fifth Ave., New York, New York 10003, U.S.A. That Tibor Fischer's first novel was shortlisted for Britain's most prestigious literary award, the Booker Prize, may have had something to do with its subject: Hungary from the end of Worl…
Nationality: American. Born: Thomas James Bonner Flanagan in Greenwich, Connecticut, 1923. Education: Amherst College, Massachusetts, B.A. 1945; Columbia University, New York, M.A. 1948, Ph.D. in English 1958. Military Service: Served in the United States Naval Reserve, 1942-44. Career: Instructor, 1949-52, and assistant professor, 1952-59, Columbia University; assistant professor, 1960-67, associ…
Nationality: American. Born: Greenville, Mississippi, 1916. Education: The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1935-37. Military Service: Served in the United States Army, 1940-44: Captain, and Marine Corps, 1944-45. Career: Novelist-in-residence, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, November 1963; playwright-in-residence, Arena Stage, Washington, D.C., 1963-64; writer-in-residence, Hol…
Nationality: American. Born: Jackson, Mississippi, 16 February1944. Education: Public schools in Jackson, 1950-62; Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1962-66, B.A. 1966; Washington University Law School, St. Louis, 1967-68; University of California, Berkeley, 1968-70, M.A. 1970. Career: Assistant professor of English, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1978-79; lecturer, Princeto…
Born 1964, in New York, NY; Education: Sarah Lawrence College, B.A. Office—c/o Author Mail, Simon & Schuster, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Television producer and author. J.B. Pictures, New York, NY, former picture researcher and editor; television work in Boston, MA, beginning 1991, including researcher and associate producer for nationally syndicated talk show …
Nationality: British. Born: Carlisle, Cumberland, 1938. Education: Carlisle and County High School for Girls, 1949-56; Somerville College, Oxford (scholar), 1957-60, B.A. in modern history 1960. Career: Teacher, Barnsbury Girls' School, London, 1961-63; chief non-fiction reviewer, London Evening Standard, 1977-80. Fellow, Royal Society of Literature, 1975. Agent: Tessa Sayle Agency, 11 Jubi…
Born 1930, in Varsovie, Poland; immigrated to Canada, 1968; Education: College degree (chemistry), 1966. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Sumach Press, 1415 Bathurst St., Ste. 202, Toronto, Ontario M5R 3H8, Canada. University of Quebec, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada, professor of chemistry, 1968–91; writer. Affiliated with Polish Jewish Heritage Foundation. Quand les grands jouvaient …
Nationality: British. Born: Ashford, Kent, in 1938. Education: Tonbridge School, Kent. Military Service: Served in the Royal Air Force 1956-58. Career: Journalist, Eastern Daily Press, Norwich, and in King's Lynn, Norfolk, 1958-61; reporter for Reuters, London, Paris, and East Berlin, 1961-65; reporter, BBC Radio and Television, London, 1965-67; assistant diplomatic correspondent, BBC, 1967…
Born 1961; Hobbies and other interests: Reading, swimming, jogging, calking, skiing, music. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Egmont, 239 Kensington High St., London W8 6SA, England. Educator and writer. Collins (publisher), former lexicographer; secondary school teacher in Scotland. Blue Peter "Book I Couldn't Put Down" designation shortlist, and British Book Trust Teenage Book …
Born 1951, in Cuba; Ethnicity: "Cuban." Education: Rutgers University, M.L.S., 1978; New York University, M.A., 1989. Politics: Independent. Religion: Protestant. Hobbies and other interests: Old movies. Agent—c/o Publicity Director, Lee & Low Books Inc., 95 Madison Ave., Rm. 606, New York, NY 10016. Writer. Newark Public Library, Newark, NJ, librarian, 1979-84; New Yor…
Born 1957, in Newport, Gwent, Wales. Education: Attended St. Joseph's, Newport, and Gwent College of Higher Education. Hobbies and other interests: Fencing, drawing, walking, gardening, exploring old castles. office—c/o Author Mail, Hodder Children's, 338 Euston Rd., London NW1 3BH, England. Author and teacher. Worked as a primary school teacher, broadcaster, archeological dig…
Born in Temple, TX; Education: Brown University, A. B. (history); coursework at Rhode Island School of Design; New York School of Visual Arts, M.F.A. office—c/o Author Mail, Atheneum/Simon & Schuster, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Illustrator and author. The Frightful Story of Harry Walfish, Orchard (New York, NY), 1997. Five Trucks, DK Ink (New York, NY), 1999. D…
Born in Pittsburgh, PA. Education: Attended Ivy School of Professional Art and Carnegie-Mellon University. Office—1415 Parker, No. 756, Detroit, MI 48214. Artist and illustrator. College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI, associate professor. Society of Illustrators. Silver Medal, Society of Illustrators. Aaron Shepard, The Crystal Heart: A Vietnamese Legend, Atheneum Books for Young Reade…
Born 1966, in Glen Cove, NY; Education: University of Miami, bachelor of music, 1988; Nova Southeastern University Law School, J.D., 1992. Religion: Greek Orthodox. Hobbies and other interests: Volunteer work, theater, opera. Agent—c/o Author Mail, HarperCollins Children's Books, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. Writer and attorney. Miami-Dade State Attorney's…
Born 1939, in Fort Leavenworth, KS; Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Stanford University, B.A., 1961, M.A., 1962. Hobbies and other interests: Traveling, reading, long walks with friends, movies, theatre, reading books onto tape for the Braille Institute. Writer, 1977—. Veterans Administration Hospital, San Francisco, CA, clinical audiologist, 1962-63; San Diego Speech and H…
Surname pronounced "Fine-steen"; born 1956, in New York, NY; Education: Duke University, B.A., 1977 (one source says 1978). Politics: Democrat. Religion: Jewish. Agent—c/o Esther Newburg, ICM, 40 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019. Washington Post, Washington, DC, sportswriter, beginning 1977; special contributor to Sports Illustrated. Commentator for National Public Radio and …
(P. F. Chisholm) Born 1958, in London, England; Education: Wadham College, Oxford, B.A. (with honors), 1980. Politics: "Right-wing." Religion: Roman Catholic. Hobbies and other interests: Science, karate, embroidery, folk music. Agent—McIntosh & Otis, Inc., 475 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10017. Writer, 1977—. David Higham Award, David Higham Associates Literary Ag…
Born 1953; Education: Dartmouth College, B.A., 1975; Columbia University, M.F.A., 1983. Politics: Democrat. Office—Arrowpoint 17, Inc., P.O. Box 8, South Hadley, MA 01075. Agent—Marian Reiner, 20 Cedar St., New Rochelle, NY 10801. Educational consultant, 1985—; author, 1990—. Christopher Medal, 2002, for Uncle Daddy. Fig Pudding, Clarion (New York, NY), 1995. Spider Bo…
Education: M.A. (English literature). Hobbies and other interests: Acting, watching plays and films, attending concerts, reading. Has lived with assorted pets, including a rat, possums, and axolotls. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Scholastic Australia, P.O. Box 579, Gosford, New South Wales 2250, Australia. Writer. Has worked as an advertising copywriter, book reviewer and film extra; Mitchell Lib…
(Derek John Fell) Born 1939, in Morecambe, England; immigrated to United States, 1966; naturalized citizen, 1971; (second marriage) Victoria Rose. Ethnicity: "Englishman." Education: Attended British military school in Wilhemshaven, West Germany (now Germany). Politics: Republican. Religion: Christian. Hobbies and other interests: Gardening, swimming, adventure travel. Agent—A…
Born 1965, in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England; Education: Holds degrees in education and graphic design. Hobbies and other interests: Walking in wilderness areas and on the beach, gardening, cycling. Agent—David Higham Associates, 5-8 Lower John St., Golden Square, London W1F 9HA, England. Writer and illustrator. Has also worked as an early childhood educator in England. Jan Fearn…
Mary Joe Fernández: 1971—: Tennis player, television sports analyst. Mary Joe Fernández is an American Olympic tennis champion who has won two gold medals for doubles competition and a bronze medal for singles competition. She was a tennis sensation at the age of 13 and she turned professional at the age of 14. She was the youngest ever women's tennis player to win …
1928-2005 Civil rights leader James Forman was "a strong pillar of the modern-day civil rights movement," his former colleague Rep. John Lewis told the Sacramento Observer. In April of 1969, when James Forman presented the Black Manifesto, a public call for reparations to the African-American community for years of oppression, he made national headlines as an outspoken black radical.…
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Tennessee Writers' Alliance, Maury County Community Chorus. Summer of the Skunks, Front Street Books (Asheville, NC), 2003. …
Patrick Flores: 1929—: Roman Catholic archbishop. A respected minister and peacemaker, Archbishop Patrick F. Flores has helped and inspired many people as he rose through the ranks in the Roman Catholic church. His openness to other faiths has put him on a platform alongside Protestant minister Dr. Billy Graham and Lutheran officials mending the hurt caused by the Reformation. Without a…
Rene Favaloro: 1923-2000: Heart surgeon. Argentine heart surgeon Rene Favaloro made his name in America where, in 1967, he performed the world's first documented heart bypass surgery. Favaloro was a rural doctor in his native Argentina, but became a pioneer of coronary surgery in the United States before returning to his homeland. During his career, he would claim to have performed some…
Joseph A. Fernandez: 1921—: Chancellor, educator. Joseph A. Fernandez has remained one of the most groundbreaking and controversial figures in the field of education. A high school dropout and former gang leader, Fernandez turned the heads of policy makers, administrators, teachers, and parents. In fact, some of the very issues he brought forth for consideration, or attempted to have im…
1952— Banking executive Linda D. Forte is senior vice president of business affairs and a member of the Management Council of Comerica Bank, one of the world's leading financial companies with $53.3 billion in assets and one of the top ten banks in commercial loan volume. Forte is at the head of Comerica's internal and external diversity strategies, guiding the company in its …
1933-2003 Illustrator If any man should be regarded as the personification of the "black is beautiful" philosophy, that man is Tom Feelings. Feelings spent a lifetime as a painter, sculptor, and book illustrator underscoring this message. From the dawn of the U.S. civil rights era, when he came of age as an artist, Feelings was passionately committed to the mission of encouraging bla…
Born 1952, in Monterey, CA; Education: Attended University of California, Berkeley, 1970-72; University of New Mexico, B.A., 1977. Author. Worked variously as a carpenter, bagel baker, bookstore clerk, library aide, and proofreader. Authors Guild, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Silver Medal, Commonwealth Club of California, Golden Kite Honor Book designation, Society o…
Born 1965, in Mount Kisco, NY; Education: Orange County Community College, A.A., 1985; State University of New York College at Geneseo, B.A., 1987. Politics: "Liberal." Religion: Roman Catholic. Hobbies and other interests: Traveling, cooking, music. Agent—c/o Author Mail, KidHaven Press, 10911 Technology Pl., San Diego, CA 92127. LEGO Systems, Inc., Enfield, CT, writer, 2000…
OBITUARY NOTICE—See index for SATA sketch: Born May 19, 1933, in Brooklyn, NY; died of cancer August 25, 2003, in Mexico. Illustrator and author. Feelings was an award-winning illustrator and author of books for young people that focus on black issues. He studied at the Cartoonists and Illustrators School, which he attended from 1951 until 1953, when he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. In th…
Born 1947, in Leicester, England; Education: University of Warwick, B.A. (with honors), 1968. Agent—David Higham Associates, Limited, 5-8 Lower John St., Golden Square, London W1R 4HA, England. Writer. English teacher at Cardinal Wiseman Girls' Secondary School, 1968-70; Oxford Committee for Famine Relief, Oxford, England, assistant information officer, 1970-71; Saughton Jail, Edinbu…
Born 1948, in London, England; Education: Attended Wimbledon County School for Girls, 1959-66. Religion: "Non-Conformist." Hobbies and other interests: Walking, reading, weaving. Agent—Laura Cecil Agency, 17 Alwyne Villas, London N1 2HG, England. Writer. British Society of Authors. Smarties Prize for Children's Books, overall winner and winner of nine-to-eleven-year-old…
Born 1920, in Brooklyn, NY; Education: San Diego State College (now University), B.A., 1949. Hobbies and other interests: Magic, gardening. Authors Guild, Authors League of America, Writers Guild of America West, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Mr. Mysterious & Company, illustrated by Eric von Schmidt, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1962, reprinted, Greenwillow (New…
Agent—c/o Author Mail, Chelsea House, 2080 Cabot Blvd. West, Suite 201, Langhome, PA 19047. University of California, Davis, postdoctoral researcher in animal sciences department, 1986-88, plant pathology department, 1988-90; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientìficas, Madrid, Spain, postdoctoral researcher, 1990-93; freelance writer and translator, 1999—. American Transla…
Registered radiologic and nuclear medicine technologist, 1970—; writer, 1990—Sunday-school teacher and presenter to schools. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Women's National Book Association, Children's Book Guild of Washington. "Best Friends" photo contest, Parade magazine, 1990. The book Washington Is Burning! …
Born 1963, in Buffalo, NY; Education: University of Alaska, Anchorage, 1999, B.Ed. Politics: Republican. Religion: "Catholic/Christian." Hobbies and other interests: Family, biking. Freelance writer, beginning 1999. Chuck Yeager, Famous Flyers, Chelsea House (Philadelphia, PA), 2003. Homes of the Native Americans, Mason Crest Publishers, 2003. The Festivals of Mexico, Mason Crest Pub…
1909-1993 Cartoonist, illustrator, writer Award-winning cartoonist, illustrator, and writer Elton Fax enjoyed a 60-year career as one of America's most celebrated black artists. He taught in colleges and universities, gave one-off lectures around the world, and became famous as a "chalk-talk" artist, illustrating his stories with spontaneous sketches; he was especially success…
1985— Track athlete Felix, Allyson, photograph. © 2004 Landov LLC. All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission. American sprinter Allyson Felix became one of the star athletes of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. A record-breaking sprinter in the 200-meter event, Felix is also the first American track athlete to enter professional ranks straight out of high school.…
1945— Poet, scholar "Much like Tennyson's Ulysses I would like to think that I am a part of all that I have met," Raymond Fleming told Contemporary Authors Online. The remark was a revealing one, for Fleming has been a border-crossing figure in many ways, comfortable in many realms but at the same time not quite at home in any of them. As an African-American scholar who…
Born 1941, in Phoenix, AZ; Education: Phoenix College, A.A., 1961; Reed College, B.A., 1963; attended Merrit College and University of California at Berkeley, 1969–71. Religion: "Animism." Hobbies and other interests: Ethnology, criminology, marine biology, African culture and history. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Simon & Schuster, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N…
Born 1957, in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada; Education: University of British Columbia, B.A. (medieval studies), 1982; University of Toronto, M.A., 1987, Ph.D. (medieval studies), 1994. Office—Department of English Literature, Traill College, Wallis Hall 103.2, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 7B8, Canada. Educator and writer. Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario,…
