A bibliometric study analyzed the authorship of biology periodicals, "Nature,""Science," and "Cell" from 1991 to 1993. The source data consisted of "hot papers" in biology and a sample of articles from the three periodicals. Results showed that the hot papers have more authors and participating institutions, and that funding sources are related to…

Describes events and mountain places that influenced the writing of the author's young adult novel "Beardance." (SR)

Explains and anthropomorphizes each letter in the alphabet. Details the reasons why writers write. Notes that all writers live and struggle with this question. (PM)

The authors reviewed all articles published in three rehabilitation counseling journals from 1990 through 1999 to identify the gender of the primary author for each article and the type of article. It was found that men were more likely to be the primary authors of empirical and expository articles in each journal; however, this difference was not…

Describes Ashley Bryan who is a scholar, a storyteller, a poet, an artist, an illustrator, a folklorist, and a humanitarian. Examines the layers of his work one at a time in order to hear the story of Ashley Bryan--through his own words and what others have written about him. (SG)

Describes a take-home midsemester exam in American Literature in which students express their knowledge of authors by transporting them to the present-day setting of their community college. (MG)

Reviews the career of southern young adult novelist Sue Ellen Bridgers. (RS)

Interviews Sharon Bell Mathis and discusses her writing, which portrays various features of Black culture and salutes the strength in Black children. (MG)

Discusses the social responsibility of children's authors. Concludes that each author's social responsibility is to give children the gift of language. (MM)

Notes that the notion of authors consulting their audiences is an old one. Discusses how Homer, Ernest Hemingway, and James Joyce reworked their writing to suit the taste of their audiences. (RS)

Presents data and ideas from 74 authors who published books in counseling field. Reviews writing and publishing process. Provides information on timetables, book contracts, and remuneration as well as suggestions on publisher selection and contract negotiation. (Author/CM)

Discusses the role of children's literature in relationship to the current societal problems of children. It is concluded that the responsibility of writers for children is to do the best work they are capable of and that the purpose of literature is to give pleasure to the reader. (MES)

Discusses the importance of narrative in the mind's development. Considers a historical view of children's literature and the views of authors and publishers concerning this literature. Discusses novels that deal with children's problems. (RJC)

This analysis of "Library Trends" from 1952-86 provides an overall description of authorship and subject content, general comparison of early and late volumes, and more detailed descriptions--including citation analysis--of the three pairs of issues bearing identical titles. Tables present data on authorship, subjects, and citations. (1…

Reflects on the connections between narrative and lived experience, focusing particularly on a set of three dyads that suggest a relationship of tension: (1) storing life/storying life; (2) truth/fiction; and (3) collection/selection. (TB)