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| Peter S. Beagle, April, 1939 - Peter Soyer Beagle was born in Manhattan in April of 1939 to Simon and Rebecca Soyer Beagle. He was raised in the Bronx, New York, and attended Bronx High School. During his senior year, Beagle entered a poem and a short story in the 1955 Scholastic Writing Awards Contest, not knowing tha....[more] |
| My love of antique linens began long ago and continues to grow today. The history of the linens the Victorian and Edwardian ladies used and loved intrigues me. In fact, the entire era seems romantic, although I realize the the reality of living in those times was far from glamourous.
I hope you enjoy the history of....[more] |
| Linda Hewitt, a native of Alabama, attended Birmingham-Southern College, the University of Alabama, and Georgia State University. She holds a B.A. and M.A. in History. She began writing when she was three--her first work was a notebook of observations about her grandparents’ home. She edited various school papers, and ....[more] |
| A trip to China in 1975 and purchase of an antique Chinese robe one night with nothing to do I visited the Friendship Store led to a major collection of Chinese robes and shoes for bound feet. Researching these for international lectures led to writing my first book in 1998 SPLENDID SLIPPERS - A THOUSAND YEARS OF AN E....[more] |
| Vicki Lansky was born in Louisville, Ky., on January 6, 1942. She received a B.A. from Connecticut College in 1963, and then began a varied career, working as a clcothing buyerin NYC, as a freelance photographer, and as a childbirth education teaching assistant. In 1974, however, she became involved in publishing when ....[more] |
| Born and educated in New York City, Michael Larsen worked for Bantam, William Morrow and Pyramid (now part of Berkley). He and his wife Elizabeth Pomada and started Larsen-Pomada Literary Agents in San Francisco in 1972. They are founding members of Association of Authors’ Representatives and have sold books,mostly by ....[more] |
| A former actress, probation officer and teacher before turning to the writing life, Barbara is also the author of "Syndrome," a medical thriller published by Avon Books in 1986. As Barbara Nickolae, writing together with Nickolae Gerstner, she has written, "Finders, Keepers," published in hardback by McGraw Hill in 198....[more] |
| I am a writer and editor specializing in children's nonfiction, picture books, humor, and novelty books. I have been in the publishing industry for 15 years and am now a freelance writer. Thanks for checking me out!
Joe |
| Scarlett has been teaching since 1986 for quilt guilds, shops and conferences throughout the United States and has taught twice in Japan, in 2002 and 2006. Scarlett taught for the 2003 and 2007 Applique Society national quilt conferences, where she also was one of the quilt judges for their national quilt competition. ....[more] |
| I began designing How-to projects for publication, which required me to write instructions. My projects have appeared in numerous magazines and books in both the US and Great Britain. Some recent design work is showcased on my website: http://www.nancyworrelldesigns.com
My writing expanded from instructions to shari....[more] |
| An influence on many modern philosophers, Georges Bataille was born in France in 1897. While for some of his childhood, he considered the priesthood, even attending a Catholic seminary for a period of time, but soon changed his mind. After graduation from the university, Bataille worked as a librarian at the National L....[more] |
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