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Martha Bennett Stiles

Born: 03/30/1933   Manila , Phillippine Islands
Parents: Forrest Hampton Wells, Jane Wells
Spouse: Martin Stiles
Children: John Martin
Address(es):
Permanent :
861 Hume-Bedford Road
Paris , KY 40361
USA
Contact Information:
Email : [email protected]
Website : http://www.marthabennettstiles.com/index.htm
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Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Jodhpurs, Top Hats--and Poison? Non Fiction Adult N.Y. Times, Opinion-Editorial section 2003
Island Magic
- picture book set in Grosse Ile; illustrated by Daniel San Souci. 		Fiction , Michigan , Picture Book Children New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers 1999
Image of Lonesome Road Lonesome Road Fiction Children Gnomon Press 1998
Kate of Still Waters
- Republished in 1991 by Kentucky Talking Books.) 		Fiction Children Macmillan 1990
Sarah the Dragon Lady
- family relationships 		Fiction Children Macmillan 1986
Tana and the Useless Monkey
- Castro Cuba 		Fiction Children Elsevier/Nelson 1979
The Star in the Forest
- France in the Dark Ages 		Fiction Children Four Winds Press 1979
James, the vine puller : a Brazilian folktale / retold by Martha Bennett Stiles Folklore , Picture Book Children Carolrhoda 1974
Dougal Looks for Birds
- reprinted in Scott Foresman Textbook, Take a Bow, 1980) 		Picture Book Children Four Winds Press 1972
Darkness Over the Land
- WW II in Munich (Publication Years: 1966, 1969) 		Historical Fiction Children Dial Press, La Rose Blanche de Munich, Alsatic 1966 -1969
The Strange House at Newburyport
- Underground Railroad 		Historical Fiction Children Dial Press; First Edition edition 1963
One Among the Indians
- Jamestown Colony (Publication Years: 1962, 1966) 		Historical Fiction Children Dial Press, Allein Unter Indianern, Stuttgart 1962 -1966
The Pastoral Life
- First short story 		Short Stories Children Virginia Quarterly Review 1959
Serena's Surprise
- First children's story. 		Fiction Children Humpty Dumpty's Magazine 1957
- Articles, poetry, short stories in various magazines such as: Esquire, Seventeen, Stereo Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, Triquarterly, Georgia Review, Michigan Alumnus, Southwest Review, Missouri Review Fiction , Non Fiction Adult , Teen
- Reviewer for various Michigan newspapers such as The Ann Arbor News, The Detroit Free Press, also, The New York Times. Non Fiction Adult
What is the aim or goal of your writing: The goal of my writing is to tell children the truth as well as I can, even when I wish the truth were otherwise, and, when blessed with a chance, to give them some smiles, because childhood is very tough.

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
Island Magic nominated for Great Lakes Book Award 2004
Detroit Women's Writers children's fiction prize. 2000
Kentucky Arts Council Fellowship 1992
Kentucky Arts Council Professional Assistance grant 1990
Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators/Judy Blume award 1988
Frankfort Arts Foundation fiction prize
- Award receivedd for following years: 1984, 1986 		1984 -1986
Horn Book Fan Fare 1967
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Master List 1967
ALA Notable Books 1966
Hopwood Award, University of Michigan,
- Award received for following years: 1956, 1958 		1956 -1958
James Bryan Hope Award, College of William and Mary 1952
University of Missouri citation for distinguished contribution to children's literature.

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Who's Who in America, 56th edition. 2002
Conversations with Kentucky Writers, Vol. 2 2000
A Literary History of Kentucky. 1988
Michigan Authors, 2nd ed., 3rd ed.
- Listed for following years: 1980, 1993 		1980 -1993
Contemporary Authors, volume(s) 37-40R 1979
Something about the Author, volume(s) 6, 108, 293 1975 -2016
Who's Who of American Women
- 9th edition
World Who's Who of Women, 6th ed, commemorative (10th) ed.
International Authors and Writers Who's Who, 9th-14th editions
Personalities of the South, 13th ed
Who's Who in U.S. Writers, Editors & Poets
2000 Notable American Women, 2nd ed.

Memberships:

Name Date
Poets & Writers

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) University of Michigan Ann Arbor , MI 1954
- Attended. College of William and Mary Williamsburg , VA

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
- Taught writing. University of Kentucky KY 1989 -1990
- Taught writing. University of Louisville Louisville , KY 1989
Writing teacher YMCA Ann Arbor , MI

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