Esther Forbes

Esther Forbes

female, deceased (1967)
Esther Forbes (June 28 1891 - August 12, 1967) was an American biographer, novelist, and children's writer who received both a Pulitzer Prize and a...

James R. Osgood

male
James R. Osgood (1836-1892) was an American publisher probably best known for his partnership with Mark Twain. A reputed child prodigy, James R....
Anita Silvey

Anita Silvey

female
Anita Silvey of Fort Wayne, Indiana is an author and editor of the Horn Book Magazine from 1985 to 1995 when she became the vce-president of...

Douglas A. Anderson

male, 50 years old
Douglas Allen Anderson (born 1959) is an author and editor on the subjects of fantasy and medieval literature, specializing in textual analysis of...
Robert Atwan

Robert Atwan

male, 69 years old
Robert Atwan (born November 2 1940, Paterson, New Jersey) is an essayist and editor of several anthologies of literature. He attended Seton Hall...
Peter Davison

Peter Davison

male
Peter Davison (June 27, 1928, New York - December 29, 2004, Boston) was an American poet, essayist, teacher, lecturer, editor, and publisher. He...
Nathan Englander

Nathan Englander

male
Nathan Englander is a Jewish-American author born in Long Island, NY in 1970 and graduated from Binghamton University. He wrote the short story...
Beryl Markham

Beryl Markham

female, deceased (1986)
Beryl Markham (26 October 1902 - 3 August 1986), was a British-born Kenyan author, pilot, horse trainer and adventurer.
Mary Johnston

Mary Johnston

female, deceased (1936)
Mary Johnston was an American novelist and women's rights advocate. The daughter of an American Civil War soldier who became a successful lawyer,...
Ferris Greenslet

Ferris Greenslet

male, deceased (1959)
Ferris Lowell Greenslet (1875, Glens Falls, New York -- 1959, Boston) was an American editor and writer. He graduated from Wesleyan University in...