M. Kazensky – The Writers Directory (22nd edition)

Автор: M. Kazensky
Название книги: The Writers Directory
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Литературоведение
Страницы: 2369
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

The Writers Directory 2007 is the newly revised and
expanded twenty-first edition of this acclaimed reference
work. It lists over 21,049 writers—writing under 22,634
names—from all countries of the world who have had at
least one work published in English.
The main section of the Directory lists approximately
20,960 living writers of fiction and non-fiction who have
published at least one full-length work in English. Listees run
the gamut from the best-known, best selling authors of fiction
and the most prominent non-fiction writers to those writers
just embarking on their literary careers. Included in this
section are nearly 950 writers whose listings have not appeared
in a previous edition ofThe Writers Directory.
The Obituaries Section contains the entries for approximately
89 writers whose listings have appeared in previous
editions of The Writers Directory and whose passing
was made known to us in preparing this edition.
Compilation Methods
Selection of writers to appear in The Writers Directory is
based primarily on reference value. Biographical and career
information is researched for each writer, then a copy of the
entry is sent to the writer for his or her approval and updates.
By this process, the editors can assure comprehensive, current
information. At the same time, entries in the previous
edition were rigorously reviewed with an eye toward their
current research value. As a result, some writers’ entries
have been retired to make way for those of new writers.
How to Read a Citation
Entries in The Writers Directory contain some or all of the
following elements (please note that this is a sample entry
for demonstration purposes only):
❚ 1 ❚ WILLIAMS, Mae. ❚ 2 ❚ (Allison May Williams) ❚ 3 ❚ Also writes as William
Allison. ❚ 4 ❚ American (born Malta), ❚ 5 ❚ b. 1945. ❚ 6 ❚ Genres:
Novels, Biography. ❚ 7 ❚ Career: Freelance writer. ❚ 8 ❚ Publications:
Paris, L’amour, 1972; (ed.) Running through the Weeds,
1982; (as William Allison) Louis, My Love (biography), 1987; The
Waves at My Back, 1997. ❚ 9 ❚ Address: 27500 Drake Rd., Farmington
Hills, MI 48331U.S.A. ❚ 10 ❚ Online address: maewil@aol.com
❚ 11 ❚ Died 1997.
❚ 1 ❚ Name of writer with fuller name information in parentheses
❚ 2 ❚ Full name of writer if different from writing name or
pseudonyms but not used for writing
❚ 3 ❚ Pseudonym information
❚ 4 ❚ Nationality—if birthplace is different from nationality, it
will follow the nationality in parentheses
❚ 5 ❚ Birth year
❚ 6 ❚ Genres—corresponds to Index to Writing Categories
❚ 7 ❚ Brief career information
❚ 8 ❚ Publications: title, year of publication, pseudonym if
used, special awards
❚ 9 ❚ Address
❚ 10 ❚ Online address and/or web site
❚ 11 ❚ Death notation and year (in Obituaries Section only)
Cross references appear in the following form:
To main entry in main section: ALLISON, William. See
WILLIAMS, Mae.
From main section to main entry in Obituaries section:
WILLIAMS, Mae. See Obituaries.
From pseudonym in main section to main entry in Obituaries
section: ALLISON, William. See WILLIAMS, Mae in
the Obituaries.
Writers (and cross references) are listed alphabetically
by surname which are sorted letter-by-letter. In cases where
surnames are identical, writers are listed first by surname,
then by given and middle names, and finally by suffixes such
as Jr., Sr., II, or III. Surnames beginning with a prefix (such
as Du, Mac, or Van), however spaced, are listed alphabetically
under the first letter of the prefix and treated as if there
were no space. Other compound surnames, hyphenated
names, and names with apostrophes are alphabetized as if
there were no space or punctuation. Surnames beginning
with Saint or St. appear after names beginning with Sains
and before names beginning with Sainu.
Entries in the Obituaries Section follow the same style
as those in the main entries with the addition of the notation
Died and the death year (if known) at the end of the entry.
Features
The Writers Directory contains many features to enhance its
usefulness
Boldface Rubrics allow quick and easy scanning for
specifics on genre, career, publication, and mailing and online
addresses.
The Obituaries Section lists the entries for those writers
whose listing appeared in previous editions of The Writers
Directory and whose passing was made known to us in
preparing this edition. Cross references have been provided
in the main body of the Directory to those deceased writers.
Indexing
The Writers Directory includes two indexes. In the Index to
Writing Categories, one can locate writers by the type of
works they write. New categories are added to The Writers
Directory as needed to reflect new topics of interest and to
define a writer’s body of work more accurately. The Country
of Citizenship Index lists writers by their country of citizenship
as provided by the writer. Users are advised that one
writer with multiple citizenship may appear under one country
grouping (e.g., Canada-England) while another with the
same citizenships may appear under a different grouping
(e.g., England-Canada) depending on how the writer submitted
the information.
The Index to Writing Categories and Country of
Citizenship Index can be found at the end of the Directory
following the Obituaries Section.