Authors and Illustrators Database

Kate Swarthout

Born: 01/08/1919  Columbus
Parents: Lige H. Vaughn, Blair C. Vaughn
Spouse: Glendon, author
Children: Miles H.
Address(es):
Permanent:
4800 N. 68th Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
USA
Contact Information:
Website: http://www.glendonswarthout.com/kathrynbio.htm

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Life Savors
- Collection of free-form illustrated poems from 12 years of columns in Woman's Day Magazine
Poetry Doubleday 1982
Cadbury's Coffin
- With Glendon Swarthout. Greedy relatives and scheming servants come to battle over the will of a cantankerous old tycoon, as he lies on his deathbed and later in his tomb, where he may have been place prematurely.
Mystery Adult, Teen Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday 1982
Whales to See The
- Story of learning disabilities and prejudices with Glendon Swarthout
Fiction Teen Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday 1975
TV Thompson
- With Glendon Swarthout
Fiction, Fantasy Teen Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleda 1972
The Button Boat
- With Glendon Swarthout
Fiction Children, Teen Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday 1969
Whichaway
- Reissued 1997.
Adventure Teen Flagstaff, AZ : Rising Moon 1966
The Ghost and the Magic Saber
- With Glendon Swarthout
Fiction Children, Teen New York : Random House 1963
- Contributor to Lifesavors column in Woman's Day for 20 years Poetry
What is the aim or goal of your writing: "To use my educational skills in various ways of creative writing."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Awards:

Name Date
Established the Swarthout Writing Prizes at Arizona State University, today administered by the English Department in Tempe 1962

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Michigan Authors, 2nd ed., 3rd edition
- Listed in the following years: 1980, 1993
1980-1993
Contemporary Authors, volume(s) 41-44R 1979
Something about the author. Volume 7 1975

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Master of Arts (M.A.) Education Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 1954-1956
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) English University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 1938-1940
Junior College Degree Ward-Belmont Nashville, TN

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Elementary Teacher Red Cedar Street East Lansing, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1954-1958
Writer for children

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