A Caldecott Medal author-illustrator describes his development into a writer of children's books. (AEA)

Describes one author's approach to writing stories for children. (AEA)

This article discusses some of the philosophical and artistic motivations behind Lorraine Hansberry's work as a playwright. (BE)

Although Oscar Micheaux was not the first Black American filmmaker, he was undoubtedly the most prolific Black American movie producer. He is credited with making the first full-length, all-Black silent film produced by a Black company, as well as the first full-length, all-Black sound film. (Author/MC)

Examines evidence that Laura Ingalls Wilder's daughter, Rose, collaborated with her mother in the writing of the "Little House" books. (HOD)

The article discusses motivating gifted children to take greater enjoyment and interest in literature and composition through inspiration from in person and mixed media exposure to authors of children's books. Focus is mainly on the "Profiles in Literature" series of videotaped interviews with authors, distributed by Temple University. (DLS)

Sex of author and the content of personal acknowledgments were analyzed for a sample of 97 single-author books in educational psychology. It was found that authors were disproportionately male, and acknowledgments to females were significantly more frequently related to clerical and sociopsychological support than to intellectual support. (GC)

A scientist explains the processes he uses to draft and redraft articles for scientific journals. (RL)

Advocates teaching lesser known plays from different historical periods and teaching popular contemporary plays in addition to the plays traditionally included in drama anthologies. (MKM)

The conceptions and preparations for a successful author autographing party at the University of Virginia's bookstore are described. Suggestions for selecting authors, publicity, and planning are given. (MSE)

Examines educational backgrounds of authors of 87 international economics textbooks published from 1945 to 1974. About 80 percent of the authors received graduate training at American universities; all but one held a doctoral degree. Those trained at Harvard or Columbia comprised 38 percent of the total, an indication of institutional domination…

Highlights the strengths of the book, "The Secret Garden." (HOD)

Presents a personal look at the field of reference book reviewing and an evaluation of the qualifications of a book critic. (Author)

Discusses the life, works, and philosophy of a major "new journalist" writer. (FL)

Encourages giving by-lines to students who contribute to school yearbooks. (KS)