This five-day lesson will introduce the students to the author of the novel as the beginning of a unit. The students will conduct research to obtain biographical information about the author and read/analyze summaries and critiques of...

During this lesson, students will learn more about their favorite authors by researching them on the Internet and presenting to the class, school, and community. Students will see that authors are real people thereby developing an...

This is a detailed biography on American author Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945). Read about his immigrant family, his difficult childhood, and the development of his writing career.

Included in this biography is an explanation of the political influences which affected Jun's writing, as well as some discussion of how he influenced other Japanese writers like Abe.

An overview of the writing career of Francois Charles Mauriac along with a bibliography of his works.

Biography of Marcus Aurelius from the perspective of his writing career, rather than his work as an emperor. Uses his own words from "The Meditations" to provide insight into his character.

Duncan talks about her writing in an interview with a young writer.

This site from the University at Buffalo gives a page devoted to Clifton that offers an excerpt of her writing, a short biography & bibliography. Also includes photos of the author.

A brief biography is included here, along with an early photo of Ferber (1885-1968 CE). Focuses primarily on her writing career.