Born 1953, in Brooklyn, NY; Ethnicity: "African-American/Cree Indian." Education: Vassar College, B.A.; Columbia University School of Journalism, M.S.; New York University Law School, J.D. Agent—Charlotte Sheedy, 65 Bleecker St., New York, NY 10012. Attorney and author. MENSA, Authors Guild, American Bar Association. Best Book Award, Los Angeles Times, 1999, for Project Girl:…
Born 1959, in Pittsburgh, PA; Education: Oberlin College, B.A., 1981; University of Pittsburgh, M.L.S., 1986. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Candlewick Press, 2067 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140. Megan McDonald Children's book author and librarian. Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh, PA, children's librarian, 1986-90; Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, MN, children�…
Born 1948, in Evergreen Park, IL; Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Lake Forest College, B.A., 1970; University of Virginia, M.A., 1973, Ph.D., 1977. Politics: Democrat. Educator and historian. University of Southern California, visiting associate professor of history, 1988–89; New Mexico State University, visiting assistant professor, 1980–82, assistant professor, 198…
Born 1967, in Livingston, NJ; Education: Tufts University, B.A. (English); California State University at Long Beach, M.A. (English); Drew University, doctor of letters degree. Agent—Curtis Brown, Ltd., Ten Astor Place, New York, NY 10003. Writer. Worked variously for a literary agent, a television casting company, as a script reader for a film producer, and as a book editor at publishing …
Born 1935, in London, England; Education: University of Southampton, B.Sc. (with honors), 1956, certificate in education, 1957. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Orchard Books, Hachette Children's Books, 338 Euston Rd., London NW1 3BH, England. Writer, 1974–. Teacher at numerous schools in England, 1957–61, 1969–71, 1973–75, and 1975–80. Aesop Accolade, Childr…
Born 1954, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Education: York University, B.A. Writer and journalist. Worked in radio and film; former television host. Member, Christian Jewish Dialogue. Writer's Union of Canada, International Board on Books for Young People, Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers. Govenor General's Award shortlist, 2000, Mr. Christie A…
1974– Cartoonist McGruder, Aaron, photograph. Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images. Cartoonist and political satirist Aaron McGruder stirred the pot of race controversy in the United States with the explosive national syndication of his "The Boondocks" comic strip in 1999. At age 24, McGruder suddenly found himself on the defensive for his frankness in expressing through his strip h…
1940— Television executive Roland McFarland is senior vice president of broadcast standards and practices at Fox Broadcasting, overseeing broadcast standards for Fox's prime time, late night, and children's programming, in addition to comedy and drama development and on-air promotions. In the course of a 30-year career, he has worked on numerous popular television shows on ABC…
(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 1968, in Hong Kong. Ethnicity: "English." Education: Attended Downe House School. Office—c/o Author Mail, Hodder Children's Books, 339 Euston Rd., London NW1 3BH, England. Writer, portrait painter, and illustrator; private art teacher. Fish Go Woof, Hodder Children's Books (London, England), 2003. A second children's picture storybook, Princess Lola&…
Born 1926, in Cambridge, MA; Education: Radcliffe College, B.A. (cum laude), 1947; graduate study in meteorology, University of City of Dublin; also studied voice for nine years. Religion: Presbyterian. Hobbies and other interests: Singing, opera directing, riding and horse care. Office—Dragonhold-Underhill, Timmore Lane, Newcastle, County Wicklow, Ireland. Agent—Diana Tyler, MBA Lit…
Born 1960, in Albany, NY; Education: Sarah Lawrence College, B.A., 1982. Designer and author. McGuirk's Quirks Design Co., Vero Beach, FL, founder and owner, 1985—; Takashimaya Co. (department store), Tokyo, Japan, designer and creator of "World of Leslie McGuirk" label, 1993—. Creator of "The Quest for Inspiration" workshop. Has also worked as a gr…
Nationality: American. Born: New Jersey. Education: Vassar College, B.A. 1977. Career: Worked as a waitress, an artist's model, and a fencing instructor; writer-in-residence, Illinois State University, Normal, 1991-92; writer-in-residence, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1992-93; associate professor, Columbia University, New York, 1993; professor and director of creative wri…
Nationality: American. Born: Mayfield, Kentucky, 1940. Education: The University of Kentucky, Lexington, 1958-62, B.A. 1962; State University of New York, Binghamton, M.A. 1966; University of Connecticut, Storrs, 1972. Career: Writer, Mayfield Messenger, 1960, and Ideal Publishers, New York; contributor to numerous magazines including Movie Star, Movie Life, and T.V. Star Parade, 1962-63; assista…
Nationality: British. Born: Singapore in 1938. Education: Glenalmond College, Perthshire; Trinity College, Cambridge. Awards: Niven award, 1981; Scottish Arts Council award, 1982, 1987; Society of Authors travelling scholarship, 1988. Fellow, Royal Society of Literature. Allan Massie occupies a curious place in Scottish letters. As a journalist and political commentator he embraces the politics o…
Pseudonym: P.J. Coyne. Nationality: American. Born: Kansas City, Missouri, 1928. Education: Davidson College, 1944-46; Brown University, 1948-52, B.A. Military Service: United States Navy (naval correspondent), 1946-47. Career: Theatrical press agent, New York, 1952-56; journalist and founder, The Hyde Park Record, Hyde Park, New York. Since 1983 professor of English, Carnegie Mellon University, P…
Nationality: Australian. Born: Fulham, London, England, in 1931; brought to Australia as an infant. Education: Sydney Technical College. Career: Worked as a farmer, laborer, in wool-classing, in a brewery, and for the public service in Victoria, 1950s-early 1960s; lived in Europe, mainly in London, 1964-67, and worked as a researcher; theater adviser, University of Pittsburgh, 1968. Awards: Miles …
Nationality: American. Born: New York City, 1930. Education: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, B.A. 1952. Military Service: Served in the United States Navy, 1949-50. Career: Publisher and editor with John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, and James Schuyler, Locus Solus, New York, 1960-62; part-time teacher, Bennington College, Vermont, 1978, 1979-80; Hamilton College, New York, 1979; Columbia U…
Nationality: American. Born: John Harold Matthews in Columbus, Ohio, 1925. Education: Ohio State University, Columbus, 1945-49, 1952-54, B.A. in classics and English 1949, M.A. in English 1954. Military Service: Served in the United States Coast Guard, 1943-45. Career: Post office clerk, Columbus, 1950-59; associate professor, 1959-62, and professor of English, 1962-64, Urbana College, Ohio; assoc…
Nationality: American. Born: New York City, 1927. Education: Hotchkiss School, Connecticut; Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, B.A. in English 1950; the Sorbonne, Paris, 1948-49. Career: Commercial fisherman, 1954-56. Has made anthropological and natural history expeditions to Alaska, the Canadian Northwest Territories, Peru, New Guinea (Harvard-Peabody expedition, 1961), Africa, Nicaragua, …
Nationality: British. Born: Glasgow, 1927. Education: St. Leonard's School, St. Andrews, Scotland; St. Anne's College, Oxford (editor, Cherwell), 1947-50, B.A. in history, M.A. Address: c/o Hutchinson, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 2SA, England. The strength of Elizabeth Mavor's writing is her sensuous evocation of nature, gardens, art, and sex. The quirky interest in t…
Nationality: American. Born: Lincoln, Illinois, 1908. Education: The University of Illinois, Urbana, B.A. 1930; Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, M.A. 1931. Career: Member of the Department of English, University of Illinois, 1931-33. From 1936, in the art department, then fiction editor, New Yorker; retired 1976. Awards: Friends of American Writers award, 1938; American Academy award,…
Nationality: Irish. Born: Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland, 1955. Education: St. Patrick's Training College, Dublin. Career: Since 1980 teacher, Kingsbury Day Special School, London. Awards: Irish Press Hennessy award, 1979, for The Call ; Aer Lingus prize, for The Butcher Boy, 1992. Patrick McCabe's first two novels, Music on Clinton Street and Carn, garnered him little attention o…
Nationality: American. Born: Charles McCarthy, Providence, Rhode Island, 1933. Education: University of Tennessee. Military Service: United States Air Force, 1953-56. Awards: Ingram-Merrill Foundation grant for creative writing, 1960; William Faulkner Foundation award, 1965, for The Orchard Keeper; Rockefeller Foundation grant, 1966; MacArthur Foundation grant, 1981; Jean Stein Award, American Aca…
Nationality: New Zealander. Born: Dannevirre, 1941. Career: copywriter, New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation, Napier, 1959-61; journalist, New Zealand Listener, Wellington, 1961-62, Taranaki Herald, New Plymouth, 1963-64, and Christchurch Press, 1964-65; writer-in-residence, University of Auckland, 1986. Awards: New Zealand Book award, 1983; Mobil award, for radio play, 1982; New Zealand Literary …
Nationality: American. Born: Brooklyn, New York, 1953. Education: State University of New York, B.A. 1975; University of New Hampshire, M.A. 1978. Career: Lecturer in English, University of New Hampshire, Durham, 1978-79; fiction reader for Redbook and Esquire, 1979-80; lecturer in writing, University of California, San Diego. Awards: Whiting Writers award, 1987. Agent: Harriet Wasserman Literary …
Nationality: Australian. Born: Young, New South Wales, Australia, 1941. Education: University of Sydney, B.A. 1962. Career: High school teacher, Murrumburrah and Wellington, Australia, 1963-64; producer, Educational Radio and Television, Brisbane, Australia, 1964-67, Hobart, Australia, 1967-69; editor, University of Queensland Press, St. Lucia, Australia, 1969-76; full-time writer, 1977—. A…
Nationality: American. Born: Brooklyn, New York, 1930. Education: Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1947-51, B.A. 1951; Columbia University, New York, 1951-52, 1954-56, M.A. 1952, Ph.D. in English 1961. Military Service: Served in the United States Coast Guard 1952-54. Career: Instructor and assistant professor of English, University of New Hampshire, Durham, 1956-62. Since 1964 profe…
Nationality: British. Born: Aldershot, Hampshire, 1948. Education: Woolverstone Hall School; University of Sussex, Brighton, B.A. (honours) in English 1970; University of East Anglia, Norwich, M.A. in English 1971. Awards: Maugham award, 1976; Evening Standard award, for screenplay, 1983; Booker prize, 1998. D. Litt.: University of Sussex, 1989; University of East Anglia, 1993. Fellow, Royal Socie…
Nationality: Irish. Born: Leitrim, 1934. Education: Presentation College, Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim; St. Patrick's Training College, Dublin; University College, Dublin. Career: Primary school teacher, St. John the Baptist Boys School, Clontarf, 1956-64; research fellow, University of Reading, Berkshire, 1968-71; Visiting O'Connor Professor of Literature, Colgate University, …
Nationality: British. Born: London in 1950. Education: The University of London, B.A. in English. Career: Orderly, Ontario State Mental Hospital, Oakridge, from 1971, then teacher in Vancouver. Agent: Jane Gregory Agency, Riverside Studios, Crisp Road, London NW6 9RL, England. The grotesque and macabre dominate Patrick McGrath's work, as his writing seeks to explore the dimensions of the bi…
Nationality: American. Born: Wyandotte, Michigan, 1939. Education: The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Olivet College, Michigan; Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1958-62, B.A. 1962; Yale University School of Drama, New Haven, Connecticut, 1962-65, M.F.A. 1965; Stanford University, California (Stegner fellow), 1966-67. Career: Since 1968 freelance writer and film director. Awards: Rosent…
Nationality: American. Born: Hartford, Connecticut, 1955. Education: Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, B.A. 1976; Syracuse University, New York. Career: Reporter, Hunterdon Country Democrat, Flemington, New Jersey, 1977; editor, Time-Life, Osaka, Japan, 1978-79; fact checker, New Yorker, 1980; reader, Random House, publishers, New York, 1980-81; Instructor in English, Syracuse Univers…
Born 1962; Education: Northwestern University, B.S. (speech and journalism), 1947. Writer, journalist, and wildlife advocate. Worked in advertising in Chicago, IL, 1950–70; Defender of Wildlife, Chicago, lobbyist, 1967–70; freelance voice actress, 1970–80; Marine Environmental Research Institute, public spokesperson and advisor, beginning 2001; host of Wildlife Journal (radio …
1943- Singer, actress In a career spanning forty years, Marilyn McCoo has become one of the most successful female recording artists in American music. With super group The 5th Dimension, her husband Billy Davis Jr., and as a soloist, McCoo has earned seven gold albums, five gold singles, six Grammy awards, and a star on the Holly-wood Walk of Fame. Her own fame was cemented as a singer when she h…
Born 1942, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Ethnicity: "Canadian." Education: Athabasca University, B.A. (English), 1992. office—Aero Space Museum, 4629 McCall Way NE, Calgary, Alberta T2E 8A5, Canada. Agent—Carolyn Swayze, WRPS Box 39588, White Rock, British Columbia V4A 9P3, Canada. Writer and museum administrator. Aero Space Museum, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, administr…
(Jack McDevitt) Born 1935, in Philadelphia, PA; Education: LaSalle College, B.A. 1957; Wesleyan University, M.A.L.S., 1971. Hobbies and other interests: Chess, astronomy, history, theater. John Charles McDevitt Agent—Ralph Vicinanza, 111 Eighth Ave., Suite 1501, New York, NY 10011. Novelist and educator. Woodrow Wilson High School, Levittown, PA, instructor in English, history, and …
(Pat Rhoads Mauser, Pat Mauser McCord) Born 1943, in Sacramento, CA; Education: Attended Washington State University, 1961-63, 1964-65, and University of Oregon, 1963-64. Hobbies and other interests: Astronomy. Agent—Emilie Jacobson, Curtis Brown, Ltd., Haymarket House 28-29 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4SP, England. Writer, 1955—. Formerly worked as a journalist; Boeing Corporation, Seat…
(Lisa M. Combs) Born 1964, in FL; Education: Drew University, B.A., 1986. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Troll Communications, 100 Corporate Dr., Mahwah, NJ 07430. Children's book author; creative director/owner of Boingo Books, Inc. (book packaging company), beginning 1995. Literary Marketplace Award finalist in children's editorial category, 1996; Honor Title, International Reading…
Born in CA; partner of Eric Webster. Education: Attended State University of New York at Purchase and School of Visual Arts. Hobbies and other interests: House renovation, movies, dancing. Agent—Marcia Wernick, Sheldon Fogelman, Inc., 10 East 40th St., New York, NY 10016. Writer and illustrator. Mad about Plaid!, Morrow Junior Books (New York, NY), 2000. Mess Pets, SeaStar Books (New York…
Born 0027;s Chapel, North Carolina; Education: Elizabeth City State Teacher's College, B.S.; M.Ed. Office—P.O. Box 1607, Columbia, MD 21044. Taught elementary school for eighteen years; became professional traveling storyteller; writer. Presidential Citation, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education; Picture Book Award, International Reading Association, Skippi…
Born 1962, in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada; Education: University of Victoria, B.S. (biology), 1988. Freelance writer and editor, beginning 1991. Raincoast Communications, Tofino, British Columbia, Canada, hiking guide and biologist; Bamfield Marine Science Centre, Bamfield, British Columbia, public education coordinator. Consulting biologist, beginning 1994. Federation of British Columbia Wr…
Born 1936, in Dayton, OH; Education: Marquette University, B.S. (journalism), 1958; University of Dayton, teaching certificate (elementary education), 1959; attended Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, 1982-84, 200-06; Vermont College, M.F.A., 2000. Religion: Episcopalian. Hobbies and other interests: Traveling, hiking, reading, wildlife, movies, plays, winter in the north. Teacher, 1958-63; Co…
Born 1941, in Detroit, MI. Education: Pratt Institute of Design, B.F.A., 1964. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Children's Book Division, Harcourt Publishers, Inc., 525 B St., Ste. 1900, San Diego, CA 92101-4495. Illustrator, author, and filmmaker. Graphic designer for public television station, New York, NY, 1962. Producer and designer of original films, including The Stonecutter, Anansi the…
Born 1966; Education: Attended Agnes Scott College; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, B.A. (English; with highest honors); Yale Divinity School, M.A.R. Hobbies and other interests: Traveling, beach walks, reading, theatre, opera and chamber music. Agent—Nancy Gallt, 273 Charlton Ave., South Orange, NY 07079. Author, educator, and editor. American School, London, England, teacher c.…
Born 0022;Puerto Rican." Education: Syracuse University, B.A., 1983; New York University, M.A. (educational theatre), 1989; Fordham University, M.A. (educational administration), 2000; attended Barbara Seuling Manuscript workshop, 1992–2000. Religion: Roman Catholic. Hobbies and other interests: Marathon runner. Educator, writer, and artist. New York City Board of Education, New York…
Born 1925, in New York, NY; Education: Union College, B.A., 1948; Syracuse University, M.A., 1960. Agent—George Nicholson, Sterling Lord Literistic, 65 Bleeker St., New York, NY 10012. New York Central Railroad, brake man and switchtender, 1950–55; New York Construction, Syracuse, sheet metal worker, 1957–59; Central Square School, Central Square, NY, English teacher, 1959…
Born 1964, in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England; Education: Attended Lowestoft School of Art, 1983-84; Maidstone College of Art, B.A. (first class honors), 1987. Religion: Church of England. Hobbies and other interests: Opera, theater, art, literature, collecting antique gramophones and 78 rpm records. Agent—Caroline Walsh, David Highham Associates, 5-8 Lower John St., London W1F 9HA, England…
Born 1959, in Pittsburgh, PA; Education: Oberlin College, B.A. (English, University of Pittsburgh, M.L.S., 1986. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Catholic. Office—Bookstop Literary Agency, 67 Meadow View Road, Orinda, CA 94563. Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh, PA, children's librarian, 1986-1990; Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, MN, children's librarian, 1990-91; Adams Memo…
Female. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Ages to Ages Publications, P.O. Box 436, Mount Gravatt, Queensland, Australia 4122. Family Day Care Association Queensland, Inc. (family day care and in-home care service), Balmoral, Queensland, Australia, resource and advisory officer. Formerly director of child care center and teacher. Tears in a Treasure Box, illustrated by Suzy Brown, Ages to Ages Publica…
(Christopher Pike) Born 1961. Education: Attended college. Hobbies and other interests: Astronomy, meditating, long walks, and reading. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Tor Books, St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10010. Writer. Worked as a house painter, factory worker, and computer programmer. Slumber Party, Scholastic (New York, NY), 1985. Chain Letter, Avon (New York, NY), 1…
(Trish Marx) Born 1948, in St. Paul, MN; (a CPA) and Jean (an artist; Education: College of St. Catherine, B.A., (journalism), 1970; Washington Montessori Institute, degree, 1971; University of Minnesota, M.A. (journalism and mass communication), 1990. Politics: "I try—but I am really apolitical." Religion: "Catholic but endorse all religions." Author and editor.…
Born 1943, in Belfast, Northern Ireland; Education: Trinity College, Dublin, received degree (modern history and political science; with honors). Agent—c/o Author Mail, Penguin Books Ltd., 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England. Primary and secondary teacher of history and English, 1970–90; full-time writer, 1990–. [Image Not Available] Bass Ireland Literary Prize, 1980; Bisto Bo…
Born 1946, in San Francisco, CA; mar-[Image Not Available]ried Hubert (Mac) McDonald (a hardware engineer). Education: University of Iowa, B.A., 1972, M.A., 1974; Drew University, Ph.D., 1994. Agent—Tracey Adams, Adams Literary, 7845 Colony Rd., C-4, No. 215, Charlotte, NC 28226. Charles Scribners Sons, New York, NY, production assistant, 1976–78; Springer-Verlag, New York, NY, prod…
Born 1960, in New Castle, PA; Education: Slippery Rock State University, B.S., 1987; Westminster College (New Wilmington, PA), M.Ed., 1992. Politics: Republican. Religion: Baptist. New Castle Playhouse, member, 1987-90; Wilmington Area School District, New Wilmington, PA, elementary teacher, 1988—; Lawrence County Reading Council, board member, 1997-2003; secretary, 2000-03; Nail Art and Ta…
Arthur C. Martinez: 1939—: Businessman. Arthur C. Martinez is a businessman who is best known as the person who saved Sears, Roebuck, and Company (Co.). Prior to joining Sears Martinez worked for several companies, including RCA Records. He entered the retail business in 1980 when he became the chief financial officer for Saks Fifth Avenue. In 1992 Martinez became the head of the Sears …
Born 1931, in New York, NY; Education: Attended Antioch College and Syracuse University. Politics: "I believe in people—despise institutions while accepting their necessity." Writer, 1964–. National Book Award nomination, 1973, for A Figure of Speech; Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, University of Wisconsin, 1975, for Saturday the Twelfth of October, 1976, for Dear Bill, Reme…
Female. Education: Rhode Island School of Design, graduated. Hobbies and other interests: Photographing abandoned spaces; collecting old magazines, old bottles, and '50s objects with interesting design elements; decorating; composing music on her keyboard; cultivating large plants in her apartment; playing croquet; running; carving things out of wood; indie rock; hosting dinner parties �…
