Authors and Illustrators Database

Carolyn White

Born: 03/27/1948  Brooklyn, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent
Parents: Aaron White, Sylvia White
Spouse: Winston A. Wilkinson
Address(es):
Permanent:
1661 Mt. Vernon Avenue
East Lansing, MI 48823
Contact Information:
Phone: 517-351-5866
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Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Image of The Adventure of Louey and Frank The Adventure of Louey and Frank Fiction, Picture Book Children New York : Greenwillow Books 2001
Whuppity Stoorie : a Scottish folktale
- Reviewed in the New York Times Book Review. 		Folklore Children New York : Putnam's 1997
The Tree House Children : an African tale
- American Booksellers Magazine Pick of the List, 1994. 		Folklore Children New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Children 1994
A History of Irish Fairies Non Fiction, Folklore Adult New York, NY : Carroll & Graf Publishers 1976-2005
Other writings:
- Works have appeared in Healing Arts Magazine and are included in The Leprechaun Book, Orpheus & Company, Nice Jewish Girls. Many poems, stories in Parabola, Magical Blend, Poet Lore, Studia Mystica, Earth's Daughters, Kansas Quarterly, Michigan Quarterly Review, Negative Capability and others. Revisions of a number of children's picture books using folklore motifs
What is the aim or goal of your writing: "Writing is my entire life. It is my way to explore my passions, my hopes and fears, as well as working out a good story. What I most want is for some one to read my work and say: 'Ah, that's right.' Writing is a means of self-exploration."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Awards:

Name Date
Michigan Council for the Arts Grant. 1987
Chosen New Voice of Michigan, Poetry Resource Center. 1984

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Who's Who in America. 2002

Memberships:

Name Date
Society Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Master of Arts (M.A.); Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 1969-1974
Diplome d'etude University de Dijon Dijon,France 1967-1968
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) State University of New York at Binghamton Binghamton, NY 1965-1969

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Children's book author, middle-grade author, folklorist, storyteller. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1974

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