Authors

Comprehensive author lists which include: biographies, book lists, lesson plans

literature-map
http://www.literature-map.com/
Have some fun with this one--
Type your author into the search box and a number of hits will appear around the author's name. The closer the writers are the more likely someone will like both of them. Keep clicking on names to find similar authors.
The Writers-In-The-School Program
http://www.writersunion.ca/rd_writersintheschools.asp
The Writers’ Union of Canada funds author visits to Ontario elementary and secondary schools and subsidises a portion of the author's fee. Requests must be made by the host school in writing. Arrangements for a presentation must be made with the author prior to applying to the Writers' Union for funds.
- Participating Authors
Pronouncing Dictionary of Authors' Names
http://mainst.monterey.k12.ca.us/library/libpg/Dictionary/dict.html
Learn how to pronounce authors' names from this collaborative work by LM_NET library listserv members.
Index to Internet sites: Children's and Young Adults' Authors and Illustrators
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm
Many links to explore. Alphabetical listing of authors. Official web pages of authors and lesson plan sites are listed.
Writer's Almanac
http://almanac.mpr.org/
A daily listing of authors, poets, musicians and history notables with links.
Level: Intermediate, Senior
Library and Archives of Canada
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/index-e.html
- Children's Literature Service
  http://www.collectionscanada.ca/childrenliterature/index-e.html
- Canadian Children's Literature Authors and Illustrators
  http://www.collectionscanada.ca/childrenliterature/005001-300-e.html
  Listing of authors and illustrators by name.

Children's Literature Resources
Read Up On It - lists of books by theme
Reading activities for Canadian literature

Canadian Children's Book Centre
http://www.bookcentre.ca/
Links to Canadian publishers, resource links for teachers and students.
- Authors and Illustrators
On-line Guide to Canadian Authors
http://www.track0.com/ogwc/authors/index.html
Alphabetical listing of many Canadian authors of picture books to adult books. Biography links, book lists, awards, film links, and on-line articles about the author.
CM Profiles
http://www.umanitoba.ca/cm/profiles/index.html
Canadian author links.
- Index of of book titles.
Scholastic Author Site
http://www2.scholastic.com/teachers/authorsandbooks/authorstudies/authorstudies.jhtml
Alphabetical listing with biographical information, booklists, interview transcripts, and links to the author's web site.
Annick Press Authors and Illustrators
http://tse.com/cgi-bin/uni_framset.cgi?content=smp/lrn_c.html
Alphabetical listing of authors and illustrators.
- Teacher's Guides
The Children's Book Council
http://www.cbcbooks.org/
Reading Lists - use the left margin
- Authors and Illustrators
  Children's Book Week Material - Nov. 13-19, 2006
MIKIDS.com Authors
http://www.mikids.com/authors.htm
List of author web pages.
Allen&Unwin
http://www.allenandunwin.com/Teaching/resources.asp
- Hana's Suitcase - 14 pg pdf file
- Heaven Shop - 54 pg pdf file (Produced by UNICEF Canada)
- Authors
Reading Rockets
http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews
Authors - Video Interviews
Teaching Books
http://www.teachingbooks.net/
Subscription service. Check out the board license for this amazing site.
Online author talks and lessons.
Yahoo Children's Author sites
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/Literature/Authors/Children_s/
Authors listed by name. Biographies, activities and lesson plans included in some sites.
Level: Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Senior, Adult
Keywords: Authors, biography
- Young Adult Author Sites
- Horror
Random House Authors
http://www.randomhouse.com/author/author_search.html
Official author sites from Random House.
Level: Junior, Intermediate, Senior, Adult
Keywords: Authors, biography
Wessex Books: Author Links
http://www.wessexbooks.com/
Links for senior level poets and authors.
ChildrensLit.com
http://www.childrenslit.com/
Lists associations, author sites, awards, essays and reviews, publishers, lesson plans.
- Meet Authors and Illustrators
  http://www.childrenslit.com/f_mai.htm
  Alphabetical listing of authors. A good selection but not inclusive. Mainly junior level authors.
Book Reviews Indexed by Author
http://www.halsted.org/br.htm
Books reviewed by Frederick Muller; Library Media Specialist. These reviews are intended for teacher use.
Level: Adult
Booklists of Children's Literature
http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/children_booklists.html
Lists include: adventure, bedtime stories, books in series, chapter books for grade 2 & 3, humour, picture books for older readers, predictable books, realistic fiction and more.
Level: Adult
Educational Paperback Association
http://edupaperback.org/top100.cfm
Biographies of EPA's top 100 authors for Grades 1-4 & 5-8 based on the paperback sales.
Author/Illustrators
http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/authors/index.html
Alphabetical listing of authors from Random House. Biographies, booklists and interesting facts are listed.
Great Literature On-Line
http://www.mostweb.cc/Classics/
Books by authors such as: Lousia May Alcott, Hans Christian Anderson, Jane Austen, Frank Baum, Lewis Carroll, Stephen Crane, Daniel Defoe, Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Homer, Edgar Allan Poe, Leo Tolstoy, Jules Verne and more... Biography links and review of the authors' works are also included.
Level: Senior
KidsReads.com
http://www.kidsreads.com/index.asp
- Authors
- Series
- On-line trivia games and word searches.
  Level: Junior, Intermediate
TeenReads.com
http://www.teenreads.com/index.asp
- Authors
  http://www.teenreads.com/authors/index.asp
  Alphabetical listing of authors.
  Level: Intermediate, Senior
Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure
http://www.pbs.org/hemingwayadventure/index.html
Research links, lesson plan, and Hemingway's life outlined based on the pbs video.