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Cecil Dawkins
Cecil Dawkins (October 2, 1927 - May 11, 2019) was an American author who wrote primarily fiction. Early life Dawkins was born October 2, 1927, in Birmingham, Alabama, where she grew to adulthood. After graduating from the University of Alabama with a B.A. in English in 1950, where she was a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha women's fraternity. She then studied at Stanford University, where she earned her M.A. degree in English literature in 1953. Her second year at Stanford she was awarded the Stanford University Creative Writing Fellowship, (now the Wallace Stegner Fellowship), 1952–1953. Career She has held the following academic positions: * Writer in Residence, Stephens College, 1973–1979. * Guest faculty, Sarah Lawrence College, 1979–1981. * Distinguished Visiting Writer, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, 1991. * Calloway/O'Connor Chair Professor, Georgia College, Milledgeville, Georgia, 1996–1997. ''The Quiet Enemy'', a collection of Dawkins' short stories, was p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Author
An author is the writer of a book, article, play, mostly written work. A broader definition of the word "author" states: "''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility for what was created''." Typically, the first owner of a copyright is the person who created the work, i.e. the author. If more than one person created the work (i.e., multiple authors), then a case of joint authorship takes place. The copyright laws are have minor differences in various jurisdictions across the United States. The United States Copyright Office, for example, defines copyright as "a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code) to authors of 'original works of authorship.'" Legal significance of authorship Holding the title of "author" over any "literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, rcertain other intellectual works" gives rights to this person, the owner of the copyright, especially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
