Describes the success of a workshop during which authors discussed their work and their craft with teachers and students. (RL)

Notes that the relationship between Jewish and black intellectuals and artists is, on the one hand, a reflection of the relationship between blacks and whites in America. (Author)

Discusses specific stories and approaches for introducing the works of West Indies author Michael Anthony in secondary school literature classes. (HTH)

Discusses policy, law, and administrative issues that must be resolved by a national commission to study public lending right, which was proposed in a 1985 bill. Examples from the United Kingdom and other countries are used. (EM)

Tells how two teachers who have authored a number of popular geography textbooks got started. Describes what they attempt to accomplish when they write a book and gives insight into the difficulties that teacher-authors may encounter. (JDH)

Discusses how the author decided to become a writer of historical novels based in Great Britain during the Middle Ages, with an audience of adolescents in mind. Reveals the kinds of decisions authors must make to present historical material and tell a good story simultaneously. (SKC)

Notes that although women dominated the English world of letters in the late 1700s, eighteenth-century women writers have been ignored by literary scholars and historians. Asserts that this discrimination in favor of the canonized Romantics, such as Blake and Wordsworth, excludes women Romantics' valuable and lively literary contributions. (MM)

Discusses the results of a study addressing the issue of whether writers are aware of the distinction between real and implied readers. Presents several questions for investigation, including (1) "Does a writer's way of perceiving a reader affect contextual development?" and (2) "Do shifts occur in writers' conceptions of…

Citation analysis as an indicator of scholarly activity is examined, and a discrepancy is noted between two previously published studies on the academic affiliations of social work authors, in light of the authors' present citation analysis of six major work journals. (Author/MH)

Award-winning short-story writer talks about her own reading and writing, censorship, young adult novels, and ways teachers can increase students' interest in reading. (ARH)

The study explored the frequency with which authors were cited in the most recent edition of "Therapeutic Exercise," an internationally recognized text in physical therapy. Citation trends across three editions were also used as an index of long-term professional influence. Implications for the physical therapy profession are discussed.…

An author discusses personal experiences and attitudes that have influenced her writing. (EL)

Explores the mental processes involved in preparing to write. (FL)

Marshall's third novel celebrates the triumph of Africa's indomitable and collective spirit, thus giving her black readers a sense of pride and confidence in their heritage. It also raises the consciousness of white readers to a deeper understanding of a misrepresented culture. (LHW)

Updated by five years the research of Strahan (1982) who noted trend toward multiple authorship in "Journal of Counseling Psychology" (JCP) articles, and also examined "The Counseling Psychologist" (TCP). Concluded that the trend toward multiple authorship in JCP and TCP may be leveling off. (Author/KS)