- Authors from Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
- http://www.carolhurst.com/authors/authors.html
- The authors listed each have a page on this site where you'll find things such as: their books listed, some biographical information, common topics, similar authors, links to articles and other places their work is mentioned on this site, comments on their work, and links to other sites on the web. The 18 links feature authors such as Barbara Cooney (an author from Maine), Lois Lowry, and James Stevenson.
- Children's Book Council - About Authors & Illustrators
- http://www.cbcbooks.org/html/aboutauthors.html
- This page has 5 links; you'll want to try one of these:
- Meet the Author/Illustrator (where you see the featured interview for that month)
- Meet the Author/Illustrator Archives (a list of past interviewees)
- Author/Illustrator Links (a very long A-Z list of the personal web pages for various authors/illustrators)
- 75 Authors/Illustrators Everyone Should Know (try this if you are looking for a new favorite author)
- Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature - Authors and Illustrators
- http://www.fairrosa.info/cl.authors.html
- A very long A-Z list of authors with links to web sites about them.
- Internet Public Library Kidspace: The Author Page
- http://ipl.si.umich.edu/div/kidspace/askauthor/
- Clicking on a name will take you to a completed page which includes biographical information, a photo and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) from kids with answers from that author or illustrator. The 14 authors and illustrators on this page include Avi and Matt Christopher.
- Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Author Birthday List by Name
- http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/authorname.html
- A very long list of authors' birthdays, from Verna Aardema to Robert Cormier to R. L. Stine to Charlotte Zolotow. Do you want an easier way to see if you share your birthday with an author? Check the "by date" list.
- Maine Writers Index
- http://www.waterborolibrary.org/maineaut/index.htm
- A list maintained by the Waterboro (Maine) Public Library of very many Maine authors with some biographical (about the person) and much bibliographical (about the books they wrote) information.
- Scholastic's Author Studies Homepage
- http://www2.scholastic.com/teachers/authorsandbooks/authorstudies/authorstudies.jhtml
- Click on the A-Z Author Index for the letter of the alphabet that begins your author's last name.
- Tolkien in Oxford
- http://www.jrrtolkien.org.uk/
- Speak 'Friend' and Enter.