Author Biography Resources
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Biography Reference Bank Illustrated This link opens in a new windowBiography Reference Bank Illustrated provides in-depth, full-text profiles. Coverage dates range from ancient to the present. Biographical coverage is provided from Current Biography, the World Authors Series, and the Junior Authors and Illustrators Series.
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Biography Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Profiles of over 460,000 prominent people.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new windowThe Gale Virtual Reference Library includes: Children's Literature Review, Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, and Something about the Author.
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Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowUse the search box at the top of the page to search across several reference books concurrently,
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Dictionary of Literary Biography This link opens in a new window
Provides authoritative information while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history. Essays offer context for understanding the careers and writings of more than 12,000 authors from all time periods and from all parts of the world.
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Carol Hurst's Children's Literature PageSome biographical information on selected authors.