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Paterson, Katherine – Horn Book Magazine, 1981
Indicates that it is the job of the novelist to shape human experience so that readers find not only order but also meaning in the novel and describes three experiences that influenced her writing. (AEA)
Descriptors: Authors, Autobiographies, Childrens Literature, Creative Writing
Paterson, Katherine – Horn Book Magazine, 1981
The winner of the 1981 John Newbery Medal discusses her efforts in writing the award winning children's book, "Jacob Have I Loved." (AEA)
Descriptors: Authors, Awards, Childrens Literature, Creative Writing
Peer reviewedPaterson, Katherine – ALAN Review, 1997
Presents a speech delivered by the author, the 1997 recipient of the Scott O'Dell Award, given for an outstanding work of historical fiction for her novel, "Jip: His Story." (SR)
Descriptors: Authors, Childrens Literature, Secondary Education, Writing for Publication
Peer reviewedPaterson, Katherine – New Advocate, 1994
Suggests that the author's novels will never be politically correct--they will always run the risk of offending someone. Suggests that her characters and their stories will invite disappointment, or even disapproval, from readers who look to fiction to support a point of view rather than to mirror human experience. (RS)
Descriptors: Authors, Censorship, Characterization, Childrens Literature
Paterson, Katherine – Horn Book Magazine, 1986
The author of "Jacob Have I Loved" and "Come Sing, Jimmy Jo" describes the characters in books she has written who are like "Wednesday's children"--full of woe. Discusses dealing with tragedy in children's books. (EL)
Descriptors: Authors, Characterization, Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Literature
Peer reviewedPaterson, Katherine – Theory into Practice, 1982
An award-winning author of children's books discusses her own writing. Among the most important considerations for her are: (1) self-expression; (2) letting the story speak from its own world; and (3) having children who read the book claim it for their own. (PP)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Authors, Childrens Literature, Creative Writing
Download full textPaterson, Katherine – 1990
Arguing that children are not taken seriously in the United States, this lecture states that basic education is not simply computing and decoding, but also dreaming and imagining. The lecture urges educators not only to stick to the reality of budget cutting and deficit spending but, for the children's sake, also to stick to a dream. In the…
Descriptors: Authors, Children, Childrens Literature, Educational Attitudes
Paterson, Katherine – School Library Journal, 1998
Anne Carroll Moore, who introduced children's services at the New York Public Library, a Newbery-winning author discusses libraries, collection development, book costs, the publishing industry, fear of change, oral and print tradition, writing for children, the impact and shortcomings of technology, books going out of print, and the need for…
Descriptors: Authors, Change, Childrens Libraries, Childrens Literature
Paterson, Katherine – Horn Book Magazine, 1984
Through personal reminiscence and description of professional contacts, the author examines her philosophy of writing. (CRH)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Childrens Literature, Emotional Development
