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Virtual Author Visits in Your Library or Classroom
http://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/
Virtual Author Visits in Your Library or Classroom
The mission of the Skype an Author Network is to provide K-12 teachers and librarians a way to connect authors, books, and young readers through virtual visits.
Wouldn't it be great to invite authors into your classroom or library to video chat with students before, during, and/or after reading their books? We are growing a list of authors who want to make that connection with you via Skype.

Catherine and Laurence Anholt
http://www.anholt.co.uk
Catherine and Laurence Anholt are one of the world's leading writer and illustrator teams. They live and work from their home in Lyme Regis, South West England.
The Anholts’ first books were about a small pig called Truffles, (now, sadly porked!) written in 1983 for their oldest daughter, Claire.
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The Publishers Office
http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/publishersoffice/
Welcome to From the Publisher's Office!
At Penguin we know that readers have a wide variety of interests and that finding an in-depth look at a particular author or subject can be difficult, if not impossible.
From the Publisher's Office makes it easy to learn more about your favorite authors—and to discover a few new favorites in the process. We hope you'll watch, listen to, and read the programs found on these pages.

100+ of the Best Authors on Twitter
http://mashable.com/2009/05/08/twitter-authors/
100+ of the Best Authors on Twitter
"Twitter is a great way to connect with others who share your interests or offer information you value. There are Twitter users covering virtually every niche out there.
Writers and authors are no exception. Below you’ll find a listing of more than 100 authors active on Twitter"

Authors On Air (Podcast Series)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stations/AuthorsOnAir/schedule.aspx
Authors On Air(Podcast Series)

Cliff Ball
http://www.cliffball.com
Official website of science fiction author Cliff Ball.

Litpitch - Undiscovered Author? Upload & Get Noticed!
http://www.litpitch.com
Litpitch.com is a cost-effective, easy-to-use platform for up-and-coming authors, playwrights, and writers of screenplays. Also, a place for readers to find new, cutting-edge reading material, from the next up-and-coming authors.

Leighton Noyes
http://www.leightonnoyes.com/
Website of Leighton Noyes, illustrator of the popular Little Princesses book series for Random House.

The Author Corner
http://www.carr.org/authco/
Welcome to The Author Corner, a place to meet authors and illustrators of children's and young adult books.
Our purpose is to create pages that are clearly written and appropriate for students in grades 2-10. We hope that you use this site and then visit libraries, talk to librarians, write to authors, and most especially, read more books.

Authors online database at BooksByte
http://www.booksnbytes.com/authors/allauths_a.html
Authors online database at BooksByte

TeenReads
http://www.teenreads.com/authors/index.asp
This page is specifically for authors who we have been interviewed by Teenreads.com or authors whom we have featured. That's all. We aren't playing favorites or being lame. If you don't see your number one author up here, we haven't done an interview or feature with him or her, but maybe we will sometime soon.

Authors Interviews online in Second Life
http://www.slcn.tv/authors-in-your-pocket
Authors interviews online in Second Life .. 3D online virtual world .. archived at Second Life Cable Network

Prose, Poetry, Contests and More
http://www.Prose-n-Poetry.com
A community of poets and friends. You can post poems, stories, recipes, and books. Give and receive helpful comments. Enter and create contests. Over 15,000 stories, poems and recipes.

The Literature Network
http://www.online-literature.com/advancedsearch.php
The Literature Network
Not really an authors site but locate a particular quotation by searching through a database of the author's works.

Booked Out : Speaker Agency (Australia)
http://www.bookedout.com.au/
Booked Out : Speaker Agency (Australia)
Booked out can arrange for AUSTRALIA's leading AUTHORS, ILLUSTRATORS, STORYTELLERS, PERFORMERS & POETS to visit your school, library or be part of your festival.
Whether you want a whole school activity, something for particular year levels, or an in service for teachers/librarians - we can advise the most suitable people available.
Everyone of our speakers has been well received and we are always pleased to supply recent references.

Video Interviews With 34 Authors and Illustrators
http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews
Video Interviews With 34 Renowned Children's Book Authors and Illustrators
Click below to watch Reading Rockets' exclusive video interviews with top children's book authors and illustrators. You'll discover if Chris Van Allsburg is really as spooky as his books, where Jon Scieszka gets his wacky ideas, and why Patricia Polacco's warm family tales seem so real.

Over 300 Authors at Yahooligans
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/school_bell/language_arts/authors/
Over 300 Authors at Yahooligans
Listen to Authors | Authors | Collections of Authors | Poets |

Wired for Books
http://wiredforbooks.org/
For many years, most of the best writers of the English language found their way to Don Swaim's CBS Radio studio in New York. The one-on-one interviews typically lasted 30 to 45 minutes and then had to be edited down to a two-minute radio show. Wired for Books is proud to make these important oral documents publicly available for the first time in their entirety. Listen to the voices of many of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.

Illustrators Biographies
http://www.bpib.com/illustra.htm
Illustrators Biographies

Biography Center
http://www.biography-center.com/
Biography Center | Biographies |

McBookwords: Authors and Illustrators on the Web
http://www.mcelmeel.com/curriculum/authorlinks.html
McBookwords: Authors and Illustrators on the Web
This page of author links is sponsored by McBookwords, a literacy organization.

Theresa Breslin
http://www.theresabreslin.co.uk
Theresa Breslin is a Carnegie Medal winning writer and librarian living in Scotland who is committed to promoting reading and writing to young people
Simon's Challenge, her first book, won the Young Book Trust Fidler Award for new writers and for Whispers in the Graveyard, her remarkable story about a dyslexic boy, she was awarded the Carnegie Medal. Remembrance, a tale of youth in World War One, has been selected for the American Library Association? Best Books for Young Adults, and New York Public Library? Books for the Teen Age.

Authors & Illustrators (Australia)
http://www.eddept.wa.edu.au/cmis/eval/fiction/authors/
Authors & Illustrators (Australia)
Includes information about authors and illustrators of children's and young adult literature, and adult authors whose work appeals to older student readers. Preference is given to Australian authors and illustrators.

Balkin Buddies
http://www.balkinbuddies.com/
Balkin Buddies
Organisation that co-ordinates author and artists appearances in schools.
For more information about Balkin Buddies as well as information on costs involved in an author visit, go to the "Arrange an Appearance" section above.

Society of Children? Book Writers and Illustrators
http://www.scbwi.com/
The Society of Children? Book Writers and Illustrators, formed in 1971 by a group of Los Angeles based writers for children, is the only international organization to offer a variety of services to people who write, illustrate, or share a vital interest in children? literature. The SCBWI acts as a network for the exchange of knowledge between writers, illustrators, editors, publishers, agents, librarians, educators, booksellers and others involved with literature for young people. There are currently more than 19,000 members worldwide, in over 70 regions, making it the largest children's writing organization in the world.

21 plays by Shakespeare printed in quarto
http://www.bl.uk/treasures/shakespeare/homepage.html
On this site you will find the British Library? 93 copies of the 21 plays by Shakespeare printed in quarto before the theatres were closed in 1642.
The texts date from Shakespeare's lifetime and are pamphlet editions of plays prepared to be sold after performances had finished.
The quarto editions are thought to be Shakespeare's working drafts, copies for rehearsals or records of versions remembered by actors.
Quartos were not produced in large numbers because they were not very popular or profitable.
Accompanying the online collection is background material, essays by Shakespearean scholars, commentaries, images and sound clips.
Tools on the site allow scholars to compare different versions of the same play to track textual changes.

SciFan
http://www.scifan.com/
Large database of fantasy and science fiction writers and books, with lots of bibliographies, as well as lists by series and themes.

Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet
This site attempts to be a complete annotated guide to the scholarly Shakespeare resources available on Internet. The navigation menu at left appears on each major page. Use it to access the resources indexed here. The "Other" Sites page is a definite exception to the term "scholarly." Our newest feature is a listing of Shakespeare Festivals.

Authors Up Close - at TeachingBooks
http://www.teachingbooks.net/athr_upcls.cgi
Authors Up Close - at TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks provides unprecedented access to the best children's book creators so that anytime, anywhere, you can experience personalized glimpses into their lives and work.
TeachingBooks produces one-of-a-kind, virtual author programs. Our movies, filmed in the studios of nationally renowned children? book creators, feature interviews, illustrator demonstrations, book readings and much more.

Welcome to Mystery Women Authors
http://members.fortunecity.com/le10/
Mystery Women Authors
This site provides alphabetical lists of women mystery authors and brief biographies and bibliographies.

Fantastic Fiction
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/
Welcome to Fantastic Fiction
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror books
Bibliographies for over 3000 authors. Use the browse menu on the left to find an author by surname, or use the search boxes on the right to search for an author or book

Achuka Children's Books UK
http://www.achuka.co.uk/
Achuka Children's Books UK
This site contains interviews and details with/of authors

Janet Stevens - illustrates children's books.
http://www.janetstevens.com.
I am Janet Stevens. I illustrate children's books.
My most recent books are And the Dish Ran Away With the Spoon, the story of what happens after the Dish and the Spoon run away and Epossumondas, a story about a baby Possum who gets in all kind of trouble!
My website features: A story of my third grade Blue Jay Reading Group.

Authors and Illustrators on the Web
http://www.mont.lib.md.us/kidsite/authorlinks.asp?letter=A
Authors and Illustrators on the Web

Authors on the Web
http://www.authorsontheweb.com/
Authors on the Web
Authors On The Web is the website design/development division of The Book Report Network. Since March 2000 more than 60 authors and publishers have built websites with Authors On The Web.
Authors On The Web prides itself on creating websites that work for authors as marketing, promotion and publicity tools.

Story Telling Webring
http://www.pjtss.net/ring/
Story Telling Webring ... OK so this is a webring and not an authors website ... but it could well lead you to many authors.
Featuring storytellers, organizations, events, and resources all dedicated, at least in part, to the vocal art of telling stories

Dr. Margaret Read MacDonald
http://www.margaretreadmacdonald.com/
Dr. Margaret Read MacDonald
Margaret Read MacDonald breathes life into traditional folktales, sharing them in exciting performances, using them to enable beginning storytellers, and publishing them in picture books and folktale collections.
MRM loves... teaching others to tell. Using time-tested folktales MacDonald can place tales into the heads of workshop participants and enable them to perform on the spot. Participants leave ready to tell. High success rate!
Storyteller | Folklorist | Author | Children's Librarian |

Authors & Illustrators on the Web
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html
The Internet has become a great source of information about a great many children's writers and illustrators. The websites listed here include authors' personal websites and websites maintained by fans, scholars, and readers.
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Colin Thompson
http://www.colinthompson.com/
In 1990 I wrote my first two children's books - Ethel The Chicken and A Giant Called Norman Mary. They were both published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1991 as small hardbacks with about thirty black and white illustrations.
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Terry Deary
http://www.terry-deary.com/
Dr Dreary welcomes you to Creep Street! Hidden behind these dread doors are the monstrous creations of that wrotten writer, Terry Deary! Unlock them and uncover all his savage secrets (well, most of them! There are some secrets so sad he doesn't even tell his Mum!!!) But beware! There are hidden horrors here, foul facts and horrendous humour. If you are a nervous sort then either (a) read these pages with your pathetic little eyes shut or (b) push off to some other website for wet washouts. You have been warned!!!
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Susan Cooper
http://www.markscott.f9.co.uk/thelostland/
Susan Cooper is one of the small and very select company of writers who - somehow, somewhere - have been touched by magic; the gift of creation is theirs, the power to bring to life for ordinary mortals 'the best of symbolic high fantasy.
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Lewis Carroll
http://www.lewiscarroll.org/
Welcome to the Lewis Carroll Society of North America (LCSNA) home page. The LCSNA is a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering Carroll studies, increasing accessibility of research material, and maintaining public awareness of Carroll's contributions to society. We intend to use the WWW as another avenue to accomplish these goals.
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