Alexander Pushkin is one of Russia's greatest writers. | Amy Tan is a novelist and advocate of Lyme disease research. | Anne Frank : 'When I write, I can shake off all my cares.' | Anne Lamott is an acclaimed novelist whose work mirrors life. |
Ariel Durant was a writer, scholar and philosopher. | Bruce Coville first wanted to become a writer when he was in the sixth grade. | Carl Sandburg wrote poems, stories and nonfiction about Americans and American life. | Christine Quintasket was the first published Native American woman author. |
Daniel Pearl was a Wall Street Journal reporter who reported the news with courage, integrity, and intelligence. | Deborah Ellis donates royalties from her books to organizations helping women and children in Afghanistan. | Dith Pran let the world know of the genocide in Cambodia through his work as a reporter. | Dr. Seuss was an artist who also wrote charming, absurd rhymes. |
Elizabeth Jane Cochrane (Nellie Bly) was a journalist who went around the world in 72 days. | Frances Ellen Watkins was a prolific author and poet who devoted her life to speaking out against slavery. | Gabriel Garcia Marquez received the Nobel Prize in Literature for his novels and short stories. | H.G. Wells wrote science fiction novels that made people interested in science and space. |
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin to expose the injustice and inhumanity of slavery. | Helen Adams Keller wrote about her own life and education. | Henry David Thoreau was a naturalist, social philosopher and writer. | J.K. Rowling is the author of the Harry Potter books. |
J.R.R. Tolkien created a complete fictional world in The Lord of the Rings. | James Baldwin was a famed novelist and essayist. | James Herriot inspired Sarah Cowan to become a veterinarian. | James Joyce was an Irish writer famous for his epic, Ulysses. |
Jane Austen in her short life wrote several classic novels. | Jorge Luis Borges : his fiction imagines alternative realities. | Josephine Ruffin served as the editor and publisher of the first newspaper published by and for African-American women. | Judy Blume : her novels depict life's problems with insight and gentle humor. |
Jules Verne predicted the future of science. | Ken Saro Wiwa was a Nigerian writer, environmentalist and human rights activist. | Langston Hughes was nicknamed the Poet Laureate of Harlem. | Laura Ingalls Wilder offered young readers a glimpse of American life in the 1800s. |
Leo Buscaglia wrote many inspirational books about his work in counseling. | Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women, Little Men, Jo's Boys, and many others. | Madeleine L'Engle , the award-winning author of A Wrinkle in Time inspired young people with her books. | Mark Twain was a prolific author and beloved American humorist. |
Maya Angelou is a beloved female author and poet. | Michael Crichton is the father of the 'techno thriller.' | Naguib Mahfouz was the first Arab to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. | Nawal El Saadawi continued writing while in prison, her words could not be silenced. |
Nikki Tate writes books for kids who like horses. | O. Henry stories are filled with humor and compassion. | Oriana Fallaci was an important Italian journalist. | Pearl S. Buck was a humanitarian, activist, and author who wrote of her life in China. |
Plato 's writings have influenced Western thought for almost 2500 years. | Pramoedya Ananta Toer wrote his Buru trilogy inside the walls of an Indonesian prison. | Ray Bradbury reaches out across time and space to touch readers. | Robert Penn Warren was the first Poet Laureate of the United States. |
Sequoyah invented the Cherokee alphabet, which enabled Cherokees to record their history. | Stephen King is one of the best known horror writers | Studs Terkel The author who captured the stories of everyday people celebrates his 95th birthday. | Terry Goodkind is the author of the Sword of Truth Series. |
Vaclav Havel despite censorship, wrote plays that helped keep the hope of freedom alive.... | Willa Cather was Pulitzer Prize-winning author and a pioneer in the women's rights movement. | William Shakespeare wrote plays & poetry that continue to have a lasting effect on readers all over the world, even nearly 400 years after his death. | William Shakespeare is Kate's writer hero. |
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