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  • ACHUKA: Terence Blacker - Interview with the British author and journalist about current adult and children's books, including his own.
    achuka.com/guests/terblackint.htm
  • Alex Haley - Journalist and author of the widely-acclaimed novel Roots.
    www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/haley_a.htm
  • Alice Walker - A leading voices among black American women writers who has produced an acclaimed and varied body of work, including poetry, novels, short stories, essays, and criticism.
    www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/walker_a.htm
  • Ann Herrick - Reviews and synopses of books and stories, information about the author, and links to sites related to writing.
    ann.herrick.home.att.net
  • Australian Authors - Brief biographies and bibliographies of Australian authors of fiction for teenagers. Includes notes on their life and list of titles.
    www1.octa4.net.au/jocol/authorindex.html
  • Author Biographies - Students provide very short biographies of their favorite Newbery Award-winning authors.
    library.thinkquest.org/J001456/authorbio.htm
  • Author Search Index on kidsreads.com - Introduces children's authors through author profiles and interviews. Also offers e-mail addresses of select writers.
    www.kidsreads.com/authors/authors.asp
  • Author Webliography - Directory of scholarly sites about classic authors.
    www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/authors.html
  • Authors and Illustrators - A part of the Horn Book's Virtual History Exhibit, this site features letters and radio interviews with classic children's writers.
    www.hbook.com/exhibit/authillus.html
  • Authors of Lasting Fame - A brief introduction to authors Nathaniel Hawthorne, Charlotte Bronte, and Pulitzer Prize winner Edna Ferber.
    www.lessontutor.com/eesAuthors.html
  • Bill Peet - Author, Animator, Illustrator - Tells about the author and his books. Also includes information and games for the classroom.
    library.thinkquest.org/J0111400
  • Ernest Hemingway - Includes a biographical sketch, listing of works, quotations, and a timeline of the writer's life.
    top-biography.com/9074-Ernest%20Hemingway
  • Eugene O'Neill - Includes biographical sketch, listing of works, quotations, and a timeline of the writer's life.
    top-biography.com/9019-Eugene%20Oneill
  • Famous Authors and Their Creations - This Thinkquest Jr. site provides very brief biographies of eight well-known authors.
    tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5444
  • From Noah Webster to Merriam-Webster - Tells about the author of America's first dictionary.
    www.m-w.com/about/noah.htm
  • Gale Group: Poet's Corner - Includes biographies of more than 30 poets along with guides to their most popular works.
    www.gale.com/free_resources/poets.htm
  • Great Writers and Poets - Directory of links to resources for numerous authors, including information on Nobel Prize winners.
    www.xs4all.nl/~pwessel/writers.html
  • John Keats - Includes a biographical sketch, listing of works, quotations, and a timeline of the writer's life.
    top-biography.com/9051-John%20Keats
  • John Milton - Includes biographical sketch, listing of works, quotations, and a timeline of the writer's life.
    top-biography.com/9026-John%20Milton
  • Learning About Cynthia Voigt - An 8th-grader shares what she has learned about this popular young adult writer.
    www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/voigt.html
  • Lois Duncan - A short biography of the award-winning young adult horror writer.
    www.iag.net/~barq/lois3.html
  • MacDonald, Amy - Biography of the award-winning children's book author, including information about the author, her books, and scheduled school visits.
    www.AmyMacDonald.com/about.html
  • Maurice Sendak - Tells about the childhood of the man who created the Wild Things and identifies some of the influences that shaped his writing and artwork.
    falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/sendak.htm
  • Maya Angelou - Novelist and poet who became a national celebrity in 1970 with the publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Also San Francisco's first black streetcar conductor.
    www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/angelou_m.htm
  • Neil Arksey - Biography, pictures, book information, opinions, competitions, opportunities for dialogue with the author.
    www.neilarksey.co.uk
  • Noah Webster Gets a Web Site - Reprint of 1997 article from The Boston Globe.
    www.computernewsdaily.com/266_092397_104200_31573.html
  • Oscar Wilde - Includes biographical sketch, listing of works, quotations, and a timeline of his life.
    top-biography.com/9075-Oscar%20Wild
  • P. B. Shelley - Includes a biographical sketch, listing of works, quotations, and a timeline of the writer's life.
    top-biography.com/9060-P.%20B.%20Shelley
  • Rudyard Kipling - Provides an illustrated biography, works, poems and images of the children's author.
    top-biography.com/9171-Rudyard%20Kipling
  • Scot Gardner - Australian author of young adult fiction who writes gutsy stories about life. Includes a synopsis of the books, as well as teacher's notes in PDF files.
    members.net-tech.com.au/gmob/sghome.htm
  • Seymour Simon - Official homepage of the award-winning science author for children. Includes information on the author and his 200+ books, along with science links.
    www.seymoursimon.com/index.htm
  • Sheila Keenan - Tells all about the author and her books.
    www.sheilakeenan.com
  • Sherry Garland - Contains biography, list of books, FAQs, author visit information, and writing tips.
    www.sherrygarland.com
  • Sid Fleischman - Fleischman talks about his life and the writing career he never planned to have.
    www.edupaperback.org/authorbios/Fleischman_Sid.html
  • Simon Cheshire - Personal site of the children's writer who created works such as Totally Unsuitable For Children and the Jeremy Brown spy spoofs. Includes a guide to his life, news, and extracts from his books.
    uk.geocities.com/simoncheshireuk
  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Biography of the man who created Sherlock Holmes. Also includes listing of his works, quotations, and a timeline.
    top-biography.com/9065-Sir%20Arthur%20Conan%20Doyle
  • Teri Daniels Books - Author of picture books includng The Feet in the Gym, Just Enough, G-Rex, and Math Man. Features a biography, photos, activities that relate to her stories, links for young readers, and teacher's guides.
    teridanielsbooks.com
  • The Author Page - Features biographical information, photos, and short interviews with more than a dozen modern children's authors. From the Internet Public Library.
    www.ipl.org/youth/AskAuthor
  • The Poet's Bookshelf: Biographies of Famous Poets - Gifted students write about the lives of 12 well-known American poets.
    www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/poets/poet.htm
  • The World of Peter Rabbit - An in-depth look into the life of the woman who brought Peter Rabbit to life. Explores her childhood, her education, her art, and her writings.
    www.peterrabbit.co.uk
  • Thomas Hardy - Biography, works, quotations, chronology and images of the novelist.
    www.top-biography.com/9162-Thomas%20Hardy
  • Tomie dePaola Biography - Short biographical sketch complete with a list of accomplishments.
    www.bingley.com/Biography.html
  • Writers Online: Terence Blacker Questions & Answers - Interview with the novelist and a list of all his children's books, plus an extract from a Ms. Wiz story with suggestions for aspiring young writers.
    www.englishonline.co.uk/writers/other/blacker2.html
  • Authors' Calendar - Provides short introductions to the lives and works of hundreds of authors from around the world.
    www.kirjasto.sci.fi/indeksi.htm

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