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Washington State
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America 
 Companion site to a book that tells the story of Helga Estby, a Norwegian immigrant who, in 1896, walked 3,500 miles across North America in a determined effort to win a $10,000 wager and save her family's Eastern Washington state farm. The Web site features maps, reviews, information about author Linda Lawrence Hunt (a professor at Whitworth College in Spokane, Washington state), an appearance calendar, book discussion guide, and a "Where's Helga" contest. http://www.boldspiritacrossamerica.com/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Nov 28, 2003 Carver: The Raymond Carver Web Site
Writer Raymond Carver was born in Clatskanie, Oregon, but moved to Yakima, Washington state, at age three. He spent much of his adult life in California and died in Port Angeles, Washington state, in 1988. This site includes a biography, chronology, photographs, list of Carver's major works, drafts of "The Shooting," descriptions of his favorite haunts in Yakima and Port Angeles, comments, anecdotes, and sound files. http://www.whitman.edu/english/carver/carver.cgi Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Home & Housing, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Poetry Last updated Apr 12, 2009 Duane Niatum
Native American writer Duane Niatum (born Duane McGinnis), a member of the S'Klallam tribe (Jamestown Band), was born and raised in Seattle. He has won many awards for his poetry, including the Washington Governor's Award in 1971. This Web site includes a biographical profile, contact information, a list of awards, some of his poems, and a complete list of books by Niatum as well as books, journals, and magazines containing his work. http://www.hanksville.org/storytellers/niatum/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Native Americans, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 1, 2004 Dune: The Official Website
The late Washington state author Frank Herbert created the Dune series, which continues to be produced by his son Brian and co-author Kevin Anderson. This site contains information about the six novels Frank Herbert completed before his death in 1986, the new Herbert and Anderson novels, the prelude to the Dune novels, and a timeline explaining how these novels fit together, plus news, appearance announcements, biographies of all three authors, and contact information. http://www.dunenovels.com/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Literature: Fiction, Mysteries and More Last updated Sep 28, 2004 Ella Higginson Collection
Writer Ella Rhoads Higginson grew up in Oregon and moved to Bellingham, Washington state, after marrying Russell C. Higginson. Her writing included novels, poems, and short stories. She became Washington's poet laureate in 1931. Her papers, housed at Western Washington University's Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, are described at this site which includes a photograph and brief biography, notes on the arrangement of her papers, an inventory, scope and contents notes, and administrative information. http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/cpnws/higginson/higginsontitle.htm Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Notable People, Poetry Last updated Oct 1, 2004 Here in Geoduck Junction: Finding a Home Among the Migrants, Mavericks, and Mutants of the Pacific Northwest.
Author Tom Robbins received Bumbershoot's 1997 Golden Umbrella Award for "lifetime achievement in the arts." The text of his acceptance speech was published in the Seattle Weekly's May 4-10, 2000, issue. Read it to discover how "this neck of the woods, this damp neck with its necklace of glacier ice and Blue Moon neon, with its subtle perfume of salt marsh and espresso steam" provided Robbins with inspiration and material. http://www.seattleweekly.com/2000-05-03/news/here-in-geoduck-junction.php Topics: Authors by Region: United States Last updated Feb 17, 2007 Mourning Dove (Christine Quintasket) 1888-1936
"Mourning Dove was the literary name chosen by Christine (or Christal) Quintasket, an Okanogan from the Colville Reservation in eastern Washington." This site presents her biography plus a photograph, related links, and a selective bibliography of her works and works about her. From the University of Minnesota's Voices From the Gaps: Women Writers of Color project. http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/quintasket_christine.php Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Native Americans Last updated Jul 7, 2009 One Book, One Campus: "Snow Falling on Cedars"
The University of Maine at Farmington's One Book, One Campus program was created to unify the campus through "a shared common reading experience." This site focuses on "Snow Falling on Cedars," by Washington state author David Guterson. It features a brief biography of the author, historical background and synopsis of the book, and the book's awards and reviews, plus a list of relevant articles and Web sites. http://library.umf.maine.edu/OBOC/2002/home.html Topics: Authors by Region: United States, United States History Last updated May 15, 2007 Time Traveling the Roosevelt District With Betty MacDonald
Author Betty MacDonald, best known for the "Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle" children's novels, also wrote several autobiographical books. This article from the Seattle Press offers a tour of Seattle's Roosevelt/University District that MacDonald lovingly described in her book "Anybody Can Do Anything." It discusses her high school, the neighborhood theater, shoe repair shop, and coffee store as well as the house where MacDonald and her family lived for 20 years. Includes a book list and readers' comments. http://archive.seattlepressonline.com/article-9455.html Topics: Authors by Region: United States Last updated Apr 10, 2006 Tom Robbins: My Life and Work
A Seattle Weekly interview with writer and Washington state resident Tom Robbins in which he discusses his thoughts on life, literature, love, marriage, and his readers. Includes Robbins' lists of "Ten books everybody should read because they're not remotely enlightened until they do," "Six things I'm glad I wrote," "Five men of wisdom and power who set an example for us all," and albums he'd want if he were marooned on a desert island. http://www.seattleweekly.com/2000-05-03/news/tom-robbins-my-life-and-work.php Topics: Authors by Region: United States Last updated Feb 19, 2007 Washington Authors -- A Literary Mappa Obscura
Reprint, with a current introduction, of a 1984 article entitled "Writing in the Rain: Getting Your Feet Wet in the Literary Landscape of Washington State." The article concerns "out-of-the-way literary landmarks in Washington State" such as Quimper (home of Frank Herbert, author of "Dune"), and LaConner (home of Tom Robbins, author of "Another Roadside Attraction"). Also includes details about Seattle writers. From an author and web developer. http://www.astonisher.com/archives/wa_authors.html Topics: Authors by Region: United States Last updated Jun 7, 2006 |
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