Wife of the 1981 Caldecott Medal winner comments on life with her author-illustrator husband. (AEA)

Discusses how authors choose the kind of journal to submit an article to and how they write different kinds of articles for different kinds of journals, explores the range of journals available, discusses the editor's functions and "refereeing," and describes the total publishing process, from manuscript receipt to journal issue. (Author)

The views of a writer of adolescent novels, who talks exuberantly and humorously about literature in general, writing, and her own novels. (RL)

Maintains that defining Black literature as writing for, to, or about Black people has caused this literature to be placed into a literary ghetto accessible to only a few. Suggests that classifying Black writing by genre, period, and theme, as well as by the author's race, would increase its accessibility. (FL)

A biography of Martin Gardner is given, elaborating on how he developed his "Mathematical Games" column. (PK)

The author extracts from Buber's various writings his thinking on art, to throw light on his concept of aesthetics and the aesthetic education. (Author/SJL)

Analyzes the professional attitudes of successful science fiction authors. (MAI)

Oscar Wilde said that "self-consciousness and the critical spirit are one". How that observation affects the artist and his product is discussed. (Author/RK)

Considers the insertion of the self on the part of some of the great historians of the modern period, what happens when a historian allows his feelings to show in his writing. (Author/RK)

Focuses on the botanical publications of two 18th-century English women writers, Elizabeth Blackwell and Priscilla Bell Wakefield. Analyzes their books. Indicates that they contribute new perspectives and techniques to the historical tradition of botanical writing and illustrating and exhibit modern techniques for effective technical…

Summarizes problems encountered by bibliography compilers. These include authors not using their forenames or initials with consistency and dropping one initial as they advance in their writing careers. (One reference) (CK)

Discusses naming practices among academic women. Notes that the gradual shifting of names means that the academic woman uses a staged process of shifting to make sure that readers in her own specialized field will know that she is still who she was and is continuing to build up her body of research and her reputation as a scholar. (CK)

Describes the career of Barry Moser, focusing on his work with children's books. Includes an annotated bibliography of 44 books illustrated by Moser; one written and illustrated by him; four that he retold and illustrated; and a list of sources for biographical information about Moser. (LRW)

Includes six articles that discuss the Michael L. Printz award for excellence in young adult literature, established by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) of the American Library Association (ALA). Highlights include a list of winners for the past three years; quality versus popularity; and perspectives from authors, teens, and…