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Phyllis Shalant
Phyllis Shalant (born 1949) is an American writer of both fiction and non-fiction children's school, scholastic books. Biography Born in Brooklyn, New York, Shalant has a B.A. from Brooklyn College, 1971 and an M.A. from Manhattanville College, 1997. She is currently a professor of children's writing at Manhattanville College in New York. She focuses on teaching creative writing to children and adults. Her debut work was ''The Rock Star, the Rooster, & Me, the Reporter.'' Shalant focuses almost exclusively on pedagogical writing. She conducts writer's workshops intended specifically for elementary school age children. Shalant discussed her background in education and her writing process in a 2000 interview with Donna Green of the New York Times. Awards Shalant has received the following awards and recognition for her work: —Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List, 1997, for Beware of Kissing Lizard Lips —Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award Master List, 1997, for The Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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