Relates background of the authors and illustrators of "The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot," the children's book that was awarded the 1984 Caldecott Medal. The art of book-making, illustrating a book, and the story line of "The Glorious Flight" are highlighted. (EJS)

Surveyed screenwriters about preparation, entry, present survival, future prospects, and "words of advice to graduating students about how to assault the gates of Hollywood." (PD)

Reprints the citation that was read on the occasion of Maurice Sendak's receiving the honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts at Princeton University. (CRH)

This report on 1984 Drexel University/Free Library of Philadelphia conference on older children's literature includes Keynote address, "Portraits Beyond Pictures," by Jean Karl, Vice President and Director of Children's Book Department of the Atheneum; reports on author workshops; and Carolyn W. Field's acceptance speech on her receipt of Drexel…

Presents findings which showed that researchers tend to cite a larger proportion of authors of their own sex than they do those of the opposite sex. Concludes that citations should not be regarded as unbiased indicators of merit, although they have been shown to significantly influence an author's salary and stature within the profession. (KH)

Describes the activities of "Hans Christian Andersen Year" (l986) in Denmark. (EL)

A rudimentary description of Markov Chains is presented in order to introduce its use to describe and to predict authors' movements among subareas of the discipline of ethnomusicology. Other possible applications are suggested. (Author)

Examines the relationship between editors and writers and cites traits of a good editor, such as knowing language and knowing people and not giving writers more suggestions in one sitting than they can handle. (DF)

States that many writers face rejection of their work and includes a quiz consisting of 17 quotations about famous authors whose work was at some time rejected. (DF)

Examined the 74 issues that comprise volumes 1-20 of the "Journal of School Psychology" (JSP) to determine the number of articles (N=709), the name and number of authors and coauthors (N=910), and the number of separate references (N=6,722) that appeared. (LLL)

An interview with Arnold Lobel, a prolific writer and illustrator, reveals his practices as an artist, his relationship to the child audience, and influences on his work. (HOD)

A study of citations in instructional development (ID) periodical literature identifies invisible colleges--groups linked by common ideas or approaches--in the ID field. Although ID literature as a whole was weakly based on previous work, this study found eight invisible colleges and 10 authors who dominate the literature. (MBR)

Records the background, both artistic and social, of the noted children's book writer-illustrator Ezra Keats and describes his major and most favored works. (CRH)

Briefly describes the career of the poet and reprints three selections from a newly released anthology of her complete works. (CRH)

During an interview, Virginia Hamilton discusses the influences, themes, and language of her most recent work. (HOD)