Nationality: British. Born: London, 1933. Education: Brighton Grammar School, Selhurst; Brighton College of Art. Military Service: Served in the Royal Army Medical Corps, 1950-52. Career: Paintings exhibited in Cambridge and London; costume designer. Chair, Writers Guild of Great Britain, 1982-83. Agent: Richard Scott Simon, Anthony Sheil Associates, 43 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LF, England. I …
Nationality: American. Born: Carrollton, Mississippi, 1921. Education: Belhaven College, Jackson, Mississippi, 1938-42, A.B. 1942; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1942-43, M.A. 1943. Career: Instructor, Northwest Mississippi Junior College, Senatobia, 1943-44, and Ward-Belmont College, Nashville, 1944-45; reporter, Nashville Tennessean, 1945-46; instructor, 1948-49, and instructor in creative wr…
Nationality: New Zealander. Born: Auckland, 1932. Education: Balmoral Intermediate School; Mount Albert Grammar School; Auckland University, B.A. 1954, M.A. (honors) 1955; Bristol University (Michael Hiatt Baker Scholar), Ph.D. 1961. Career: Lecturer in English, University of New England, New South Wales, 1956-57; lecturer, 1960-61, senior lecturer, 1962-64, associate professor, 1964-67, professor…
Nationality: Canadian. Born: Toronto, Ontario, 1947. Education: University of Toronto, Ontario, 1967-71, B.A. in English 1971; University of Guelph, Ontario, 1972-74, M.A. in English 1974. Career: Since 1975 professor of English, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Memorial University of Newfoundland. Awards: Canada Council Arts grant, 1988, 1993; Newfoundland Arts Council Artist of the Year award, 1992…
Nationality: American. Born: Washington, D.C., 1946. Education: City College of New York, B.A. and M.A. 1976; Yale University, M.F.A. in drama 1979. Career: Assistant professor of communications, Fordham University, 1979-85; lecturer, Columbia University, 1977-91; lecturer, Princeton University, 1987-91; lecturer, New York University, 1989-91, 1994-95; Gertz Professor of Writing, Alfred University…
Nationality: American. Born: Fort Meade, Maryland, 1959. Education: Boston University, B.A. 1981. Career: Teaching assistant in physics department, Boston University, 1979; research assistant, Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Ames, Iowa, 1978-79; researcher, Corporation for a Cleaner Commonwealth (environmental group), Boston, 1980; clerk in library, University of Iowa, Iowa City, 1981-…
Nationality: American. Born: Brownsville, Texas, 1954. Education: Attended University of Texas at Austin, 1972-76. Career: Proofreader, Texas Legislative Council, Austin, 1977-83; writer, 1983—. Agent: Writers House, Inc., 21 West 26th Street, New York, New York 10010, U.S.A. Although Western culture is permeated with the narratives and iconography of science fiction, it is still relatively…
Nationality: American. Born: New York, 1928. Education: Columbia University, The New School for Social Research, Julliard School of Music. Military Service: United States Army Infantry, 1946-47: staff sergeant. Career: Senior vice-president, managing director, McCann-Erickson, Advertising, 1964-69; vice-president advertising and publicity, Warner Bros. Motion Pictures, 1969-71; vice-president east…
Nationality: American. Born: New York City, 1928. Education: Stuyvesant High School; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, B.A. 1947 (Phi Beta Kappa); Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, M.A. 1949; University of Iowa, Iowa City, Ph.D. 1954. Military Service: Served as an educational adviser, United States Army, 1951-52. Career: Lecturer, Jules Ferry College, Versailles, France, 1949…
Born 1929, in New York, NY; Education: Yale University, B.A., 1951. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Greenwillow Books, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. Life, New York, NY, reporter, 1954–56; New Yorker, New York, NY, cartoonist, cover artist, and writer for "Talk of the Town," 1956–63. Creator of Capitol Games (syndicated political comic strip). Writer and…
Nationality: American. Born: Brooklyn, New York, 1937. Education: New York University, 1958-59; Stanford University, California (Stegner fellow, 1962). Military Service: Served in the United States Navy, 1955-58. Career: Editorial assistant, New York Daily News, 1958-60; writer-in-residence, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1971-72; taught at Amherst College, Massachusetts, 1972-75, 1977-78, Stan…
Nationality: Australian. Born: Geraldton, Western Australia, 1935. Education: Geraldton Primary School, 1941-47; Geraldton High School, 1948-49; Guildford Church of England Grammar School, Perth, 1950-52; St. George's College, University of Western Australia, Perth, 1953-56, B.A. in French and English 1956, further study, 1961; University of Sydney, 1958. Career: Storeman at an Anglican mis…
Nationality: American. Born: Riverside, California, 1960. Education: University of Southern California, B.A. 1981; University of Massachusetts at Amherst, M.F.A. 1984. Career: Teacher of gang members, dropouts and refugees, Inland Empire Job Corps, 1984-85; teacher of recent refugees from southeast Asia, Lao Family Community, 1985-86; teacher of English, Riverside City College, 1986-89; lecturer i…
Nationality: American. Born: Newport News, Virginia, 1925. Education: Christchurch School, Virginia; Davidson College, North Carolina, 1942-43; Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1943-44, 1946-47, B.A. 1947 (Phi Beta Kappa). Military Service: Served in the United States Marine Corps, 1944-45, 1951: 1st Lieutenant. Career: Associate editor, McGraw Hill, publishers, New York, 1947. Since 1952 …
Nationality: American. Born: Brooklyn, New York, 1932. Education: Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, B.A. 1955; Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, M.A. 1957, Ph.D. in English 1962. Career: Lecturer, Brandeis University, 1956-57, and Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, 1961-62; part-time teacher, 1963-66; assistant professor of English, City College, New York, 1966-67, and Sarah L…
Born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England. Education: Attended Great Yarmouth College of Art and Design; Nottingham Trent Polytechnic, B.A. (fashion design). Hobbies and other interests: Theatre, ballet, cooking. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Kingfisher Publications, New Penderel House, 283-288 High Holborn, London WC1V 7HP, England. Designer, illustrator, and writer. Received Mother and Baby magazine a…
Born 2003. Hobbies and other interests: Painting, traveling, listening to world music. Agent—c/o Transatlantic Literary Agency, 72 Glengowan Rd., Toronto, Ontario M4N 1G4, Canada. Author and educator. Has worked as a textile designer. New School University, writing instructor in continuing education division; teacher in elementary- and secondary-school writing workshops. Exhibitions: Work …
Born 1939, in Athens, GA; Education: Fort Valley State University, B.S. (English and library science), 1960; University of Georgia, M.Ed., 1972, Ed.S. (library media specialist), 1974. Hobbies and other interests: Travel, photography, gardening, reading, puzzles. Bettye Stroud Agent—Jennie Dunham, Russell and Volkening, 50 W. 29 St., New York, NY 10001. Writer. Winder Middle Grade Schools,…
(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 1948, in Stockholm, Sweden; immigrated to United States, 1951; naturalized citizen; Education: Attended Harpur College (now State University of New York at Binghamton), 1965-68. Agent—c/o Deborah Karl, 52 West Clinton Ave., Irvington, NY 10533. PEN. I'm a Dog, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1996. (Editor, with wife, Françoise Mouly) Little Lit: Folklore and Fairy Tale Funnie…
Born 1953, in Dallas, TX; Education: University of Colorado, B.F.A., 1975. Hobbies and other interests: Mountain biking, camping, hiking, skiing. Children's book illustrator and writer, 1979—. Has worked in advertising, textile design, and architectural illustration. From Pictures to Words: A Book about Making a Book, Holiday House (New York, NY), 1995. (With sister, Susan Stevens Cr…
Born 1960, in Greenwich, CT; Education: Attended Trinity College, 1978-79, and New York School of Visual Arts, early 1980s. Agent—Jane Feder, 305 East 24th St., New York, NY 10010. McCaffrey and McCall, Inc. (an advertising agency), New York, NY, art director, 1979-86; Synergie, B.J.K. E., Paris, France, art director, 1986-88; Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising, Paris, art director, 1988-…
Born 1941, in Norristown, PA; Education: Gettsysburg College, A.B., 1963; Johns Hopkins University, M.A., 1964; attended Temple University, 1964. Hobbies and other interests: Tennis, country music, travel, pet rats. Jerry Spinelli Agent—c/o Author Mail, Joanna Cotler Books, 10 East 53rd St., New York, NY 10022. Chilton Company (magazine publishers), Radnor, PA, editor, 1966-89; writ…
Born 1938, in Hartford, CT; Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Hartford Hospital School of Nursing, nursing degree, 1959; University of Hartford, B.A. (English; cum laude), 1980; Central Connecticut State University, M.A. (English), 1988. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Simon & Schuster, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, registere…
Born in Italy. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Scholastic, Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012 Writer. Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye, Scholastic (New York, NY), 2004. The Curse of the Cheese Pyramid, illustrated by Matt Wolf, Scholastic (New York, NY), 2004. Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House, illustrated by Matt Wolf, Scholastic (New York, NY), 2004. I'm Too Fond of My Fur, illustrated b…
Born 1952, in Stockholm, Sweden; Education: University of Cape Town, B.F.A., 1974; University of London, postgraduate certificate in education, 1976; Pratt Institute, M.A., 1978. Hobbies and other interests: Hiking, swimming, reading, tennis, opera, ballet, chess, skiing, wildlife conservation, crossword puzzles, jazz, chamber music, cooking. Hewat Teacher's Training College, Cape Town, Sou…
Male. Office—c/o Author Mail, Child's World, P.O. Box 326, Chanhassen, MN 55337. Writer. Troy Aikman: All-American Quarterback, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1995. The Story of the California Gold Rush, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1995. The Story of Arlington National Cemetery, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1995. Powers of the Supreme Court, Children&#…
Born 1960, in Johannesburg, South Africa; Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Rand Afrikaans University, B.A., 1982; University of South Africa, Higher Education Diploma (postgraduate), 1984; University of South Africa, B.A. (with honors), 1991, M.A. (English), 2004. Religion: Christian. Office—c/o Author Mail, Gareth Stevens, Inc., 330 West Olives St., No. 100, Milwaukee, WI 5…
Born 1965, in WI; Education: University of Wisconsin, River Falls, B.S. (secondary education); Spalding University, M.F.A. (writing). Teacher and children's book author. Peace Corps volunteer, Tanzania, East Africa; has taught junior and senior high school. Bernardi's love of soccer causes him to make a choice that he later worries will harm his loving relationship with his dotin…
Born 1942, in Philadelphia, PA; Education: Attended high school in Rose Valley, PA. Religion: Christian. Hobbies and other interests: "I love country things: flea markets, garage sales, and gardening. I collect old items including teapots, kitchen utensils, crockery, teddy bears, and toys. I have traveled though New England, which I love, especially Maine." Agent—c/o Author Co…
Hugo Bánzer Suárez: 1926—: Politician. Ailing Bolivian president Hugo Bánzer Suárez resigned in August of 2001 after a long and sometimes controversial political career. A top military officer who engineered a 1971 coup, Bánzer led Bolivia through seven years of harsh military rule. Nearly twenty years after yet another military coup forced him from of…
Education: Middlebury College, B.A., 1994; Dartmouth College, M.A. Agent—c/o Author Mail, HarperCollins, 10 East 53rd St., 7th Fl., New York, NY 10022. Lyndon Institute (private high school), Lyndon Center, VT, English teacher; writer. Truesight, Eos (New York, NY), 2004. A Gathering of Shades, HarperTempest (New York, NY), 2005. A fourth-generation Vermont native, David Stahler, Jr. teache…
Born 1937, in Waukesha, WI; Education: University of Wisconsin at Madison, B.S., 1958, M.S., 1962, Ph.D., 1967. Religion: Episcopalian. Office—Lentz Hall, Rm. E328, Carthage College, 2001 Alford Park Rd., Kenosha, WI 53140. Elementary-school teacher in Monona Grove, WI, 1958–64; Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, assistant professor, 1967–72, associate professor of curric…
1939(?)— Musician Staples, Mavis, photograph. Carlo Allegri/Getty Images. Best known as the lead vocalist of the Staple Singers, a family soul-gospel ensemble that flourished from the 1950s through the 1970s and beyond, Mavis Staples has also released a series of albums as a solo artist. Her voice, not a gospel power-house, was instantly compelling with its deep-like-a-river quality …
1969— Fashion designer Michael Stoney seemed an unlikely candidate to lead a fashion revolution. An orphan, he was reared on a dual diet of poverty and crime. Instead of design school, Stoney attended the police academy, learning how wield guns and shields, not scissors and fabric. When a bullet forced him to retire, he became a man of leisure. That is when he realized he needed clothes for…
Born 1955, in Waterloo, IA; Education: Attended Macalester College (St. Paul, MN), 1973–74. Religion: Lutheran. Hobbies and other interests: Racquetball, golf, aerobics. Agent—c/o Author Mail, KidHaven Press, 15822 Bernardo Center Dr., Ste. C, San Diego, CA 92127. Deluxe Check Printers, Inc., St. Paul, MN, copywriter, 1982–87; Gelbach Lee, St. Paul, copywriter, 1987–88;…
Born 1978, in Margate, Kent, England; Hobbies and other interests: Role-playing games. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Hodder Headline, 338 Euston Rd., London NW1 3BH, England. Novelist. Blockbuster Video, clerk, then assistant manager, 1999–2001; freelance writer. Three Dover District Festival of Literature prizes, 1988. The Ratastrophe Catastrophe ("Illmoor Chronicles"), Hodde…
(M. T. Coffin, Franklin W. Dixon, a house pseudonym, Laura Lee Hope, a house pseudonym, Carolyn Keene, a house pseudonym, Adam Mills, Stuart Symons) Born 1942, in Memphis, TX; Education: Texas Tech University, B.A., 1965, M.S., 1967; University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, D.Litt., 1974. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Baptist. Office—Department of English, Foreign Languages, Cameron Univ…
(Darlene Ruth Stille) Born 1942, in Chicago, IL; Education: University of Illinois—Urbana, B.A., 1965. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Protestant. Hobbies and other interests: Travel, SCUBA diving. Encyclopedia Britannica, Chicago, IL, production editor, 1968–69; Compton's Encyclopedia, Chicago, IL, staff writer, 1969–71; World Book, Chicago, IL, senior editor, The Year B…
Female. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Harcourt International, 6277 Sea Harbor Dr., Orlando, FL 32887. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (advisor). Willie's Birthday (based on characters by Ezra Jack Keats), illustrated by Allan Eitzen, Viking (New York, NY), 2001. Hamster Chase (based on characters by Ezra Jack Keats), illustrated by Allan Eitzen, Viking (New York…
Born 1961, in Pontiac, MI; Education: Earned M.F.A. (creative writing). Agent—Wendy Schmalz, Wendy Schmalz Agency, Box 831, Hudson, New York, NY 12534. Author, journalist, and college instructor. Presenter at workshops; literacy advocate and consultant; has served as an artist-in-residence. S'gana, the Black Whale, Alaska Northwest Books (Anchorage, AK), 1992. Sue Stauffacher …
Born 1970, in Bedford, England; Education: University of York (England), B.A. (first class honors with distinction), 1992. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, sketching, playing piano, inventing board games, walking outdoors. Agent—c/o Laura Cecil Agency, 17 Alwyne Villas, London N1 2HG, England. Walker Books Ltd., London, England, editor, 1994-98; Kingfisher Books, London, editor, 1998-2…
Born 1955, in London, England; Education: Lancaster University, B.A., 1977; University of East Anglia, M.A., 1979; attended Heidelberg University, 1980-82. Agent—Philippa Milnes-Smith, Lucas, Alexander, Whitley, 14 Vernon St., London W14 0RJ, England. Author, 1989—. Teacher of English as a foreign language in Germany, 1979-82, in Sri Lanka, 1982-83, and in Brighton, England, 1983-90.…
Born 1956, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Education: University of Toronto, B.A., B.Ed. Hobbies and other interests: Playing guitar, basketball, running. Agent—Transatlantic Literary Agency, 72 Glengowan Rd., Toronto, Ontario M4N 1G4, Canada. Children's book writer and musician. Performer with group Born Yesterday. Parks and Recreation Department, City of Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, co…
Born 1968, in Hartford, CT; Education: Union College, Schenectady, NY, B.S. (cum laude), 1990; New York University, M.A., 1991. Healthmark Medical Education Media, New York, NY, associate editor, 1991; Foca Co., New York, NY, project editor, 1992–93, managing editor, 1993–95; Grolier Publishing Co., Danbury, CT, science editor, 1995–97, senior science editor, 1997–2000;…
Born 1959, in Boston, MA; Education: Brown University, graduated, 1983. Hobbies and other interests: Traveling, reading, meditation, yoga, running. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Lerner Publishing Group, 1251 Washington Ave N., Minneapolis, MN 55401. Children's book writer and freelance editor. Formerly worked as a travel agent. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Aut…
Born 0022;Scottish/Italian." Education: Attended Kilgraston School (Perthshire, Scotland). Agent—Fraser Ross Associates, 6 Wellington Place, Edinburgh EH6 7EQ, Scotland. Author and storyteller. Bacteriology lab technician, 1972–73; fashion model, 1973; retail fashion buyer, 1976–80; co-owner of business, 1986–96. Freelance writer, beginning 1996; writer-in-reside…
(Jak Shadow, Jonathan D. Sutherland, Jonathan David Sutherland) Born 1958, in Halesworth, Suffolk, England; Education: Guildhall University, B.S. (politics and sociology; joint honors), 1981. Hobbies and other interests: Military history, war-gaming. Writer, editor, and educator. Games Workshop, London, England, editor, 1983–85; College of North-East London, lecturer, 1985–89; Great …
1971— Gospel singer, songwriter Micah Stampley's multi-octave singing range has taken him to the brink of stardom, with a flurry of appearances in the United States, London, and Paris. He is finding fans around the world and earning steady sales in places like Kuwait and Australia. In March of 2005, his first gospel album, The Songbook of Micah, debuted at number three of Billboard&#…
Born 1953, in New York, NY; Education: Kirkland College, B.A., 1976; Simmons College, M.A., 1981; Lesley College, M.A. (counseling psychology), 1985. Politics: Democrat. Agent—Karen Klockner, Transatlantic Literary Agency, 72 Glengowan Rd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4N 1G4. Worked as a school counselor. Writer, beginning 1997. Foundation for Children's Books. Bank Street School Awar…
Born 1967, in Yugoslavia. Education: Belgrade Faculty of Applied Arts and Design, B.A. (graphic design). Agent—Peters, Fraser & Dunlop, Drury House, 34-43 Russell St., London WC2B 5HA, England. Author, illustrator, and graphic designer. Rain, Crown (New York, NY), 2000. Oblici (title means "Shapes"), Kreativni Centar (Belgrade, Yugoslavia), 2002. Wet Pebbles under Our …
(Diane Zuromskis, Diane Stanley Zuromskis) Born 1943, in Abilene, TX; (second marriage) John Leslie. Education: Trinity University, B.A., 1965; attended Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland, 1966–67; Johns Hopkins University, M.A., 1970. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Episcopalian. Hobbies and other interests: Reading, painting, travel. Agent—Sheldon Fogelman Agency, 10 East 40th St., N…
Born 1954, in Cambridge, MA; Education: San Diego State University, B.A. (journalism), 1978. Politics: "Always interested." Religion: Christian. Hobbies and other interests: Ice hockey, American revolutionary war history, reading. San Diego Ice Hockey Referee Association, San Diego, CA, referee, 1975–2000; Advanta Mortgage, member of staff, 1993–96; Dixiline Lumber, Pow…
OBITUARY NOTICE—See index for SATA sketch: Born November 14, 1907, in New York, NY; died October 3, 2003, in Boston, MA. Cartoonist, illustrator, and author. Steig was best known as an award-winning cartoonist for the New Yorker and as the author of children's books such as Abel's Island and Shrek. The son of European immigrants who encouraged their son to be an artist, Steig …
Born 1945, in Philadelphia, PA; Education: Cedar Crest College, B.A., 1967. Politics: Independent. Religion: Episcopalian. Hobbies and other interests: Running, tennis, music, theater. Suzanne Fisher Staples Agent—Jeanne Drewsen, 250 Mercer, New York, NY 10012. Business International Corp., Asian marketing director, 1974-76; United Press International, Washington, DC, news editor and…
Born 1971, in New York, NY; Ethnicity: "African American." Education: Cooper Union, B.F.A., 1995. Office—P.O. Box 330-170, Brooklyn, NY 11233-0170. Artist and illustrator; Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn, NY, art teacher. Exhibitions: Steptoe's work has been exhibited in group and solo shows, including Legends, Folklore, and Real Life Stories, Art Institute…
(Henry Maxwell Steele) OBITUARY NOTICE—See index for SATA sketch: Born March 30, 1922, in Greenville, SC; died August 1, 2005, in Chapel Hill, NC. Educator and author. Steele was a University of North Carolina creative writing professor and award-winning author of novels and short stories. After attending several different universities and serving in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World Wa…
Education: Falmouth College of Art, BTEC Foundation, 1997, B.A. (first class), 2000. Hobbies and other interests: Playing the chromatic button accordion and the five-string banjo. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Candlewick Press, 2067 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140. Illustrator; with Viviane Schwartz, founder of Moonsheep Studio. Exhibitions: The Unfolding of the Ages, Edinburgh Festival,…
(Morton Rhue) Born 1950, in New York, NY; Education: Attended New York University; Beloit College, B.A., 1974. Hobbies and other interests: Fishing, skiing, tennis, surfing. Office—P.O. Box 859, Larchmont, NY 10538. International Reading Association, Writers Guild of America, Authors Guild, Freedom to Read Foundation, PEN. (Under pseudonym Morton Rhue) The Wave (based on the television dra…
Born 1952, in Clinton, Ontario, Canada; Education: McMaster University, B.A. (with Shelagh Lynne Supeene honors), 1979, studied Chinese language and philosophy at McMaster University, 1979-81. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Orca Book Publishers, 1030 North Park St., Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8T 1C6. Writer. Has also worked as teaching assistant in adult education center and dry …
