Authors and Illustrators
EMC Ref. PN 451.S6
This multi-volume set, is available in print and electronically. The print resources are housed in the EMC Reference Collection. This should be your first choice for detailed information about authors and illustrators. Something About the Author is a set of over 140 volumes and includes not only well-known writers and artists but also less prominent individuals whose works are just coming to be recognized.
- Meet Authors and Illustrators
- Extensive list of links to web sites providing biographical and other information about children's and YA authors.
- Contemporary Authors
- This is an online database which is available to students, staff, and faculty at UW Oshkosh. Provides biographies of a wide variety of authors, including some children's & young adult book authors.
- TeachingBooks.net
- Offers in-depth interviews with authors, comprehensive bibliographies of authors' works, and relevant links. This resource requires registration, which is free.
