Book Companion:
Biographical Resources for African American Literature: A Guide to Reading Interests
Edited by Alma Dawson and Connie Van Fleet
Biographical Resources
Aczon, Kimile
Genre: Speculative Fiction
Authors on Tour http://www.authorsontour.freeservers.com/kimileaczon.htm
Adams, Jenoyne
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Volume 2: 1986-1990. 2003.
Jenoyne Adams Website http://www.jenoyneadams.com
Alers, Rochelle
Genre: Romance Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2004.
Who's Who Among African Americans, 12th ed. 1999.
Rochelle Alers Website http://www.rochellealers.com
Bailey, Frankie Y.
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Frankie Bailey Website http://www.frankieybailey.com
Bailey-Williams, Nicole
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Nicole Bailey-Williams Website http://www.nicolebailey-williams.com/bio.htm
Baker, Calvin
Genre: Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2004
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1998. Vol. 163.
Baker, Nikki
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online, 2004
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1992. Vol. 137.
Detecting Women: A Reader's Guide and Checklist for Mystery Stories Written by Women. 1996.
Campbell, Bebe Moore
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2004
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 2000. Vol. 81.
Contemporary Black Biography. 2004. Vol. 24.
Current Biography Yearbook. 2000, pp. 90-93.
Carmichael, Giselle
Genre: Romance Fiction
Giselle Carmichael Website http://www.gisellecarmichael.com/
Shades of Romance Magazine, Meet the Author http://www.sormag.com/10carmichael.html
Carter, Charlotte
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2004.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1999. Vol. 172.
Time Warner Bookmark Authors http://www.twbookmark.com/authors/45/1530/
Carter, Stephen L.
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2002.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1995. Vol. 147.
Current Biography Yearbook. 1997, pp. 94-96.
Powells.com http://www.powells.com/authors/carter.html
Random House http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/authors/carter/bio.html
Cary, Lorene
Genre: Historical Fiction, Life Stories
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1992. Vol. 135.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1993. Vol. 3.
Voices from the Gaps: Women Writers of Color http://voices.cla.umn.edu/newsite/authors/CARYlorene.htm
Lorene Cary Website http://www.altrue.net/site/lorenecary/
Chase-Riboud, Barbara
Genre: Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2004.
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1999. Vol. 76.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1998. Vol. 20.
Notable Black American Women. 1992. Book 1.
Clair, Maxine
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2002
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 2000. Vol. 179.
Bookreporter.com http://www.bookreporter.com/authors/au-clair-maxine.asp
Clark, Al C.
See: Goines, Donald
Clark, Arthur Anthony
Genre: Frontier Literature
Biographical information on book cover. See: Clark, Arthur A. 1976. Black Pioneers in Colorado: A History 1528-1921. United States: [s.n.].
Clark, Beverly
Genre: Romance Fiction
Genesis Press http://www.genesis-press.com/authorPage.aspx
Clarke, Breena
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2000.
Time Warner Bookmark Authors http://www.twbookmark.com/authors/84/1668
Cleage, Pearl
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1998. Vol. 17.
Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television. 1995. Vol. 13.
Twentieth-Century American Dramatists. 2000. Vol. 228 of Dictionary of Literary Biography. Second Series.
Coburn Whack, Rita
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Contemporary Black Biography. 2002. Vol. 36.
Who's Who Among African Americans, 17th ed. 2004.
Coleman, Evelyn
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2002.
Authorsden.com http://www.authorsden.com/evelyncoleman
Evelyn Coleman's Thriller Pages http://www.evelyncoleman.com
Coner, Kenyetta
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Biographical information appears on book jacket. See: Coner, Kenyetta. 1998. The Mockingbirds: A Maxine Michaels Mystery. Washington, D.C.: 52 Weeks Publishing House.
Cook, Suzan D. Johnson
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Contemporary Black Biography. 1999. Vol. 22.
Notable Black American Women. 2002. Book 3.
Cooper, Clarence
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2000.
Crime and Mystery Fiction Journal http://www.twbooks.co.uk/authors/ccooperjr.html
Cooper, J. California
Genre: Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1989. Vol. 125.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1996. Vol. 12.
Notable Black American Women. 1996. Book 2.
Copage, Eric V.
Genre: Inspirational Literature
The Greatest Migration http://www.greatestmigration.com/biography.html
Copeland, Sheila
Genre: Romance Fiction
BET Books http://www.bet.com/fallbookreviews2002/princessPR.htm
Corbin, Steven
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1991. Vol. 131.
Cox, Clinton
Genre: Frontier Literature
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
McGraw Hill Companies Author of the Month http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/education/kidlit/aom/mayaom.html
Darden, Christopher
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1997. Vol. 155.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1996. Vol. 13.
Current Biography Yearbook. 1997, pp. 124-127.
Dash, Julie
Genre: Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1999. Vol. 168.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1993. Vol. 4.
Who's Who Among African Americans, 12th ed. 1999.
Davis, Kathleen Legeia
Genre: Historical Fiction
Barnhardt Ashe Publishing http://www.barnhardtashepublishing.com/kathleen_legeia_davis.htm
Davis, Mary Kemp
Genre: Historical Fiction
Louisiana State University Press http://www.lsu.edu/lsupress/catalog/fal-win-98/davism
Davis, Thulani
Genre: Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. Vol. 182. 2000.
De Graaf, Lawrence B.
Genre: Frontier Literature
Marquis Who's Who. 2004.
Center for Oral and Public History, California State University, Fullerton http://coph.fullerton.edu/de_graaf_bio.htm
Delany, Samuel R.
Genre: Life Stories, Speculative Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1989. Vol. 27.
Contemporary Novelists, 7th ed. 2001.
Notable Black American Men. 1998.
DeLoach, Nora
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Contemporary Black Biography. 2001. Vol. 30.
Voices From the Gaps : Women Writers of Color http://voices.cla.umn.edu/newsite/authors/DELOACHnora.htm
Dickey, Eric Jerome
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1999. Vol. 175.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1999. Vol. 21.
Dorn, Michael
Genre: Speculative Fiction
Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television. 2000. Vol. 31.
Who's Who Among African Americans, 16th ed. 2003.
Due, Tananarive
Genre: Speculative Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1999. Vol. 170.
Contemporary Black Biography. 2001. Vol. 30.
Durham, David Anthony
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Edwards, Grace
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Mali Anderson Mysteries http://members.aol.com/malmystery/
Edwards, Louis
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1999. Vol. 168.
Ellis, Jamellah
Genre: Inspirational Literature
RandomHouse Author Spotlight http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=41967
Ellison, Ralph Waldo
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2002.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1994. Vol. 7.
Contemporary Southern Writers. 1999.
Current Biography Yearbook. 1993, pp. 175-180.
Emery, Lynn
Genre: Romance Fiction
Lynn Emery Website http://www.lynnemery.com/
The Romance Reader http://www.theromancereader.com/emery.html
Esdaile, Leslie
Genre: Romance Fiction
Genesis Press http://www.genesis-press.com/AuthorPage.aspx
Everett, Percival
Genre: Speculative Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2004.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1990. Vol. 129.
Contemporary Novelists, 7th ed. 2001.
Files, Lolita
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 2000. Vol. 179.
Contemporary Black Biography. 2002. Vol. 35.
Flipper, Henry O.
Genre: Frontier Literature
Contemporary Black Biography. 1992. Vol. 3.
Notable Black American Men. 1998.
Ford, Aisha
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Aisha Ford Website http://www.aishaford.com
Heartsong Presents http://www.heartsongpresents.com/authorbio.cfm?author=952
Ford, Bette
Genre: Romance Fiction
The Literary Times Authors http://www.tlt.com/authors/bford.htm
Romantic Times Book Club http://www.romantictimes.com/index.html?/data/authors/134.html
Forster, Gwynne
Genre: Romance Fiction
African American Literature Book Club http://aalbc.com/authors/gwynne.htm
The Literary Times Authors http://www.tlt.com/authors/gforster.htm
Foster, Sharon Ewell
Genre: Inspirational Literature
African American Literature Book Club http://aalbc.com/authors/sharon_ewell_foster.htm
Mosaic Books-Sharon Ewell Foster http://www.mosaicbooks.com/foster.htm
French, Albert
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1999. Vol. 167.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1998. Vol. 18.
African American Literature Book Club http://aalbc.com/authors/albert.htm
Fullilove, Eric James
Genre: Speculative Fiction
African American Literature Book Club http://authors.aalbc.com/ericfullilove.htm
Eric James Fullilove Website http://www.ericjamesfullilove.com
Gaines, Ernest J.
Genre: Historical Fiction, Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2004.
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1988. Vol. 24.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1994. Vol. 7.
Contemporary Novelists, 7th ed. 2001.
Current Biography Yearbook. 1994, pp. 200-204.
Garland, Ardella
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Fictionwise http://www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/ArdellaGarlandeBooks.htm
Yolanda Joe Website http://www.yolandajoe.com/author.html
Gates, Henry Louis
Genre: Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2004.
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1999. Vol. 75.
Contemporary Black Biography. 2003. Vol. 38.
Contemporary Southern Writers. 1999.
Current Biography Yearbook. 1992, pp. 216-219.
Gause-Jackson, Arlene
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Art in Education Artist Roster http://www.arts.state.tx.us/rosters/aie/disc.asp?id=5
Authors on Tour http://authorsontour.freeservers.com/arlenejackson.htm
Gibson, John
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
No biography available. Publications verified through WorldCat.
Gill, LaVerne McCain
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1998. Vol. 164.
Gilmore, Monique
Genre: Romance Fiction
Authors on Tour http://authorsontour.freeservers.com/moniquescott.htm
Exodus Online http://www.exodusnews.com/entertainment/Entertain065.htm
Goines, Donald
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Pegasos http://www.wwnorton.com/osb/goines.htm
Holloway House http://www.hollowayhousebooks.com
Golden, Marita
Genre: Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 2000. Vol. 82.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1998. Vol. 19.
Notable Black American Women. 2002. Book 3.
Gomez, Jewelle
Genre: Speculative Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2002.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1994. Vol. 142.
Contemporary Black Biography. 2001. Vol. 30.
Goodman, Charles R.
Genre: Frontier Literature
Cowboydirectory.com http://www.cowboydirectory.com/G/g--oa.html
G'orge-Walker, Pat
Genre: Inspirational Literature
African American Literature Book Club http://www.authors.aalbc.com/pat.htm
Pat G'Orge-Walker Website http://www.patgorgewalker.com/
Grant, J. Jason
Genre: Frontier Literature
No biography available. Publications verified through WorldCat.
Gray, Maurice M.
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Sell Writing Online http://www.sellwritingonline.com/gray.html
Shades Online Workshop http://www.sormag.com/GOSS.html
Green, Carmen
Genre: Romance Fiction
Carmen Green Website http://www.authorcarmengreen.com/
The Romance Reader http://www.theromancereader.com/green.html
Greene, Gloria
See: Johnson, Doris
Greer, Robert O.
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Who's Who Among Black Americans, 6th ed. 1990/1991
Griffin, Bettye
Genre: Romance Fiction
Bettye Griffin Website http://www.bettyegriffin.com
Romance in Color http://www.romanceincolor.com/authormthgriffin.htm
Griggs, Vanessa Davis
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Southern Scribe: Our Culture of Storytelling http://www.southernscribe.com/zine/authors/Griggs_Vanessa.htm
Vanessa Davis Griggs Website http://www.vanessadavisgriggs.com
Grimes, Terris McMahan
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2002.
Authors on Tour http://authorsontour.freeservers.com/terrisgrimes.htm
Grooms, Anthony
Genre: Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Guillaume, Geri
Genre: Romance Fiction
Geri Guillame's personal website http://www.geriguillaume.com/
Romantic Times Book Club http://www.romantictimes.com/index.html?/data/authors/4145.html
Gunn, Gay G.
Genre: Romance Fiction
Genesis Press Gay G. Gunn page http://www.genesis-press.com/AuthorPage.aspx
Gurley-Highgate, Hilda
Genre: Historical Fiction
The Grits Online Reading Club Interview with Hilda Gurley-Highgate http://www.thegritsbookclub.com/Interviews/Gurley_Highgate.html
RandomHouse Author Spotlight http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=52302
Hailstock, Shirley
Genre: Romance Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2000.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 2000. Vol. 180.
Shirley Hailstock Website http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Bistro/6812/
Haley, Alex
Genre: Historical Fiction
Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography Supplement: Modern Writers, 1900-1998. 1999.
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Popular Writers. 1997.
Current Biography Yearbook. 1977, pp. 184-187.
Haley-Brown, Patricia
Genre: Inspirational Literature
African American Literature Book Club http://www.aalbc.com/authors/patriciahaleybrown.htm
Authors on Tour http://www.authorsontour.freeservers.com/patriciabrown.htm
Hamilton, Virginia
Genre: Speculative Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2004.
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1999. Vol. 73.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1995. Vol. 10.
St. James Guide to Young Adult Writers, 2nd ed. 1999.
Hammond, Michelle McKinney
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Harvest House Publishers-Michelle McKinney Hammond http://www.harvesthousepublishers.com/author.cfm?EDID=100463
Michelle Hammond Website http://michellehammond.com/home.htm
Hardwick, Gary
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2004
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 2000. Vol. 180.
Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1989. Vol. 125.
The Underground Railroad Site-Frances Ellen Watkins Harper http://education.ucdavis.edu/NEW/STC/lesson/socstud/railroad/FranBio.htm
Women in American History by Encyclopaedia Brittanica http://search.eb.com/women/articles/Harper_Frances_Ellen_Watkins.html
Harris, E. Lynn
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1998. Vol. 164.
Contemporary Black Biography. 2002. Vol. 33.
Current Biography Yearbook. 1996, pp. 193-195.
Hatch, John W.
Genre: Historical Fiction
2ndsightbooks.com http://www.2ndsightbooks.com/Authors.html
AuthorsDen-John W. Hatch http://www.authorsden.com/visit/author.asp?AuthorID=3489
Haynes, David
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio- Bibliographical Guide. 1997. Vol. 154.
Haywood, Gar A.
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2000.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1999. Vol. 167.
Contemporary Black Biography. 2004. Vol. 43.
Hill, Donna
Genre: Mainstream Fiction, Romance Fiction
African American Literature Book Club http://authors.aalbc.com/donna.htm
Donna Hill Website http://www.donnahill.com
Hill, Ernest
Genre: Historical Fiction
The Literary Group http://www.theliterarygroup.com/authors/authors_ghi.html#e_hill
Himes, Chester B.
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1988. Vol. 22.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1994. Vol. 8.
Encyclopedia of World Biography Supplement. 2002. Vol. 22.
Holte, Patricia Louise
See: Labelle, Patti
Holton, Hugh
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2002.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. Vol. 180.
Contemporary Black Biography. 2003. Vol. 39.
African American Literature Book Club http://aalbc.com/authors/hugh.htm
Hudson-Smith, Linda
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Linda Hudson-Smith Website http://www.lindahudsonsmith.com/
Hughes, Langston
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography: The Age of Maturity, 1929-1941. 1989
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1991. Vol. 34.
Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd ed. 1998.
Hunt, Marsha
Genre: Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1994. Vol. 143
Hurston, Zora Neale
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1999. Vol. 79.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1992. Vol. 3.
Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd ed. 1998.
Jackson, Brenda
Genre: Romance Fiction
The Literary Times Authors http://www.tlt.com/authors/bjackson.htm
Brenda Jackson Website http://www.brendajackson.net/
Jackson, Brian Keith
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Glyph Media Group http://www.glyphmedia.com/host/wtm/bkj.html
Jackson, Derek A.
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Time Warner Bookmark Authors http://www.twbookmark.com/authors/51/3120/
Jackson, Sheneska
Genre: Mainstream Fiction, Inspirational Literature
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1998. Vol. 163.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1998. Vol. 18.
Jackson-Opoku, Sandra
Genre: Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2000
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 2000. Vol. 181.
Jakes, Jacqueline
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Jacqueline Jakes Website http://www.jacquelinejakes.com
Time Warner Bookmark Authors http://www.twbookmark.com/authors/56/2432/
Jakes, T. D.
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Contemporary Authors Online. 2002.
Contemporary Black Biography. 2004. Vol. 43.
Jarrett, Norma L.
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Reading Group Guides http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides3/sunday_brunch2.asp#bio
Jenkins, Beverly
Genre: Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1997. Vol. 156.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1997. Vol. 14.
Joe, Yolanda
See: Garland, Ardella
Johnson, Charles Richard
Genre: Historical Fiction, Speculative Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 2000. Vol. 82.
Contemporary Novelists, 7th ed. 2001.
Current Biography Yearbook. 1991, pp. 310-314.
Johnson, Doris
Genre: Romance Fiction
The Romance Readers Connection http://www.theromancereadersconnection.com/aotm/authorofthemonthjohnsondoris.html
Johnson, GuyGenre: Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Johnson, James Weldon
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography: The Twenties, 1917-1929. 1989.
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 2000. Vol. 82.
Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd ed. 1998.
Notable Black American Men. 1998.
Johnson-Hodge, Margaret
Genre: Romance Fiction
Margaret Johnson-Hodge Website http://www.mjhodge.net/
Romance in Color Author of the Month http://www.romanceincolor.com/authormthjohnsonhodge.htm
Jones, Edward P.
Genre: Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2004.
Contemporary Black Biography. 2004. Vol. 43.
Contemporary Southern Writers. 1999.
Current Biography. March 2004, pp. 44-48.
Jones, Gayl
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1998. Vol. 66.
Contemporary Novelists, 7th ed. 2001.
Jones, Tayari
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Tayari Jones Website http://www.tayarijones.com
Time Warner Bookmark Authors http://www.twbookmark.com/authors/29/2504/
Jones, Winston A.
Genre: Historical Fiction
The Lower Merion Historical Society http://www.lowermerionhistory.org/texts/schmidtd/0603/confederates.html
Keaton, Rina
Genre: Frontier Literature
Holloway House Books http://www.hollowayhousebooks.com
Kee, John P.
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Contemporary Black Biography. 2004. Vol. 43.
Contemporary Musicians. 1995. Volume 15.
Keene, Carolyn
See: West, Chassie
Kena, Kwasi Issa
Genre: Inspirational Literature
General Commission on United Methodist Men News http://www.gcumm.org/News/Kwasi.htm
United Methodist Missionaries http://gbgm-umc.org/mission/people/kenak00.html
Kenan, Randall G.
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1994. Vol. 142.
Contemporary Novelists, 7th ed. 2001.
Contemporary Southern Writers. 1999.
Key, William J.
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Website: American Baptists in Mission http://www.abc-usa.org/inmissn/summ00/7summ00.htm
King, Hiram
Genre: Frontier Literature
Website: Dorchester Publishing http://www.dorchesterpub.com/Dorch/authordetail.cfm?Author_ID=140
Kitt, Sandra
Genre: Romance Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2000
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1995. Vol. 146.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1999. Vol. 23.
Sandra Kitt Website http://www.sandrakitt.com/
Labelle, Patti
Genre: Inspirational Literature, Life Stories
Contemporary Black Biography. 2001. Volume 30.
Contemporary Musicians. 2004. Vol. 45.
Notable Black American Women. 1996. Book 2.
Lacey, Earnest Edward
Genre: Historical Fiction
AuthorsDen http://www.authorsden.com/earnestelacey
Tennessee Writers Project http://oneweb.utc.edu/~tnwriter/authors/lacey.earnest.html
Ladd, Florence
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Who's Who Among African Americans. 2003.
The History Makers Biographies http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/biography.asp?bioindex=444&category=educationMakers
Lavalle, Victor D.
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Lawson, Marjorie
Genre: Inspirational Literature
No biography available. Publications verified through WorldCat.
Lee, Helen Elaine
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1996. Vol. 148.
Lee, Mona
Genre: Speculative Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2004.
Lester, Julius
Genre: Historical Fiction
Authors and Artists for Young Adults. 2003. Vol. 51.
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1988. Vol. 23.
Lewis, Elbert, Jr.
Genre: Speculative Fiction
Elbert Lewis, Jr. Website http://www.elbertlewisjr.com/Myhist.html
Lewis, Ora Martin
Genre: Historical Fiction
No biography available. Publications verified through WorldCat.
Little, Benilde
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Black Biography. 1999. Vol. 21.
Lofton, Saab
Genre: Speculative Fiction
Evergreen Writers http://www.evergreen.edu/alumni/writersproject/Lofton/LoftonHome.html
Louise, Kim
Genre: Romance Fiction
Kim Louise Website http://www.kimlouise.com/About_Kim_Louise.htm
Romance in Color Author of the Month http://www.romanceincolor.com/authormthlouise.htm
Love, Nat
Genre: Frontier Literature
Contemporary Black Biography. 1995. Vol. 9.
Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd ed. 1998.
Major, Clarence
Genre: Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001
Contemporary Authors, Autobiography Series. 1988. Vol. 6.
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 2000. Vol. 82.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1995. Vol. 9.
Contemporary Novelists, 7th ed. 2001.
Major, Devorah
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1998. Vol. 158.
Contemporary Authors Online. 2004.
Major, Marcus
Genre: Mainstream Fiction, Romance
Marcus Major Website http://www.marcusmajor.com
Mañees, Raynetta
Genre: Romance Fiction
Raynetta Manees Website http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/9823
Marshall, Paule
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Contemporary Novelists. 7th ed. 2001
Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd. 1998.
Notable Black American Women. 1992. Book 1.
Mason, Felicia
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Felicia Mason Website http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Gallery/9250/bio.html
Massey, Brandon
Genre: Speculative Fiction
Contemporary Black Biography. 2003. Vol. 40.
Who's Who Among African Americans, 17th ed. 2004.
McBride, James C.
Genre: Historical Fiction, Life Stories
Contemporary Authors Online. 2002.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1997. Vol. 153.
Contemporary Black Biography. 2002. Vol. 35.
McCray, Carrie Allen
Genre: Life Stories
African Americans and South Carolina: History, Politics, and Culture http://www.usca.edu/aasc/mccray.htm
McEachin, James
Genre: Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1998. Vol. 160.
Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television. 2000. Vol. 25.
McFadden, Bernice
Genre: Mainstream Fiction, Historical Fiction
African American Literature Book Club http://authors.aalbc.com/bernicemcfadden.htm
Bernice McFadden Website http://www.pageturner.net/bernicemcfadden/author.htm
McGee, Gwyn
See: Snoe, Eboni
McGill, Joyce
See: West, Chassie
McKenzie, Vashti M
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Contemporary Black Biography. 2001. Vol. 29.
Current Biography Yearbook. 2000, pp. 403-405.
Notable Black American Women. 2002. Book 3.
Who's Who Among African Americans, 12th ed. 1999.
McLarin, Kim
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1999. Vol. 175.
Time Warner Bookmark Authors http://www.twbookmark.com/authors/3/1686/
McMillan, Terry
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2002.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1998. Vol. 17.
Contemporary Novelists, 7th ed. 2001.
Current Biography Yearbook. 1993. pp. 391-395.
Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd ed. 1998.
Meadows, Lee E.
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
African American Literature Book Club http://aalbc.com/authors/leee.htm
Authorsden.com http://aalbc.com/authors/leee.htm
Meriwether, Louise
Genre: Mainstream Fiction, Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Notable Black American Women. 1992. Book 1.
The Oxford Companion to African American Literature. 1997.
Mickelbury, Penny
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1995. Vol. 146.
Contemporary Black Biography. 2001. Vol. 28.
Miller, Robert Henry
Genre: Frontier Literature
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Mitchell, Kathryn
Genre: Historical Fiction
Talladega, Pell City, Sycaluga Online Daily Home Lifestyle Features http://www.dailyhome.com/lifestyle/2003/dh-living-0110-lnation-3a09s3300.htm
Moore, Chinelu
Genre: Romance Fiction
Biographical information appears on book jacket. See: Moore, Chinelu. 1996. Dark Storm Rising. Columbus, Miss.: Genesis Press.
Moore, Stephanie Perry
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Moody Publishers Author http://www.moodypublishers.org/authors.php?action=view_author&id=320
Walk Worthy Press Author Testimony http://www.walkworthypress.net/moore7.html
Morrison, Toni
Genre: Mainstream Fiction, Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2004.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1997. Vol. 15.
Contemporary Novelists, 7th ed. 2001.
Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd ed. 1998.
Feminist Writers. 1996.
Mosley, Walter
Genre: Crime and Detective, Speculative Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Black Biography. 2000. Vol. 25.
Contemporary Novelists, 7th ed. 2001.
Current Biography Yearbook. 1994, pp. 382-385.
St. James Guide to Crime & Mystery Writers, 4th ed. 1996
Muhanji, Cherry
Genre: Historical Fiction
Voices From the Gaps: Women Writers of Color http://voices.cla.umn.edu/newsite/authors/MUHANJIcherry.htm
Munroe, Myles
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Bahamas Faith Ministry International http://www.bfmmm.com/munroe.asp
Murray, Victoria Christopher
Genre: Inspirational Literature
African American Literature Book Club http://authors.aalbc.com/victoria.htm
Victoria Christopher Murray Website http://www.victoriachristophermurray.com/
Myers, Walter Dean
Genre: Speculative Fiction, Frontier Literature
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1998. Vol. 67.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1994. Vol. 8.
Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults, 2d ed. 2002
St. James Guide to Young Adult Writers, 2d ed. 1999.
Naylor, Gloria
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2004.
Contemporary Black Biography. 2004. Vol. 42.
Contemporary Novelists, 7th ed. 2001.
Current Biography Yearbook. 1993, pp. 426-430.
Neeley, Barbara
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Blanchewhite.com http://www.blanchewhite.com/biography.html
Voices From the Gaps: Women Writers of Color http://voices.cla.umn.edu/newsite/authors/NEELYbarbara.htm
Nichols, Nichelle
Genre: Speculative Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1996. Vol. 11.
Who's Who Among African Americans, 12th ed. 1999.
Olden, Marc
Genre: Crime and Detective, Speculative Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2000.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 2000. Vol. 179.
Palfrey, Evelyn
Genre: Romance Fiction
Evelyn Palfrey Website http://www.evelynpalfrey.com/
Romance in Color Author of the Month http://www.romanceincolor.com/authormthpalfrey.htm
Pate, Alexs
Genre: Mainstream Fiction, Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2004.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 2002. Vol. 182.
Perry, Phyllis Alesia
Genre: Historical Fiction
Hoover, AL Public Library http://www.hoover.lib.al.us/adult/sv/sv1999/PhyllisPerry.htm
In Motion Magazine, Stigmata-A Novel http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/perry.html
Petry, Ann
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1998. Vol. 19.
Pharr, Robert Deane
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1999. Vol. 75.
Phillips, Gary
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Pinckney, Darryl
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1999. Vol. 79.
Poarch, Candice
Genre: Romance Fiction
Candice Poarch Website http://users.erols.com/cpoarch/
Romance in Color Author of the Month http://www.romanceincolor.com/authormthpoarch.htm
Porter, Connie R.
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2002
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1994. Vol. 142.
Poston, Jeffrey
Genre: Frontier Literature
Jeffrey Poston Website http://www.jeffreyposton.com
Purdue, Fray Marcus
Genre: Frontier Literature
No biography available. Publications verified through WorldCat.
Rainey, John Calvin
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Florida Plants Online Bookstore http://www.floridaplants.com/PI/thang.htm
Randall, Alice
Genre: Historical Fiction
Contemporary Black Biography. 2003. Vol. 38.
Who's Who Among African Americans, 17th ed. 2004.
Ray, Francis
Genre: Romance Fiction, Inspirational Literature
Contemporary Authors Online. 2000.
Francis Ray Website http://www.francisray.com/
Reynolds, April
Genre: Historical Fiction
2003 Wisconsin Book Festival Presenters http://www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/2003/october/presenters/r_z.html
Rhodes, Jewell Parker
Genre: Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2000.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 2000. Vol. 179.
African American Literature Book Club http://authors.aalbc.com/jewellparkerrhodes.htm
Rice, Patty
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Biographical information appears on book jacket. See: Rice, Patty. 2000. Somethin' Extra. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Ridley, John
Genre: Speculative Fiction, Detective and Crime Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 2001. Vol. 182.
Riley, Len
Genre: Historical Fiction
The Michigan Daily http://www.pub.umich.edu/daily/1997/sep/09-05-97/arts/arts5.html
Riley, Mildred E.
Genre: Romance Fiction
Romantic Times Book Club Author Information http://www.romantictimes.com/index.html?/data/authors/371.html
Robinson, John C.
Genre: Speculative Fiction
Conservation Through Birding Summit Speaker Biographies http://www.conservationthroughbirding.org/speakers.html
Roby, Kimberla Lawson
Genre: Mainstream Fiction, Inspirational Literature
Contemporary Authors Online. 2000.
Who's Who Among African Americans, 17th ed. 2004.
Senna, Danzy
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1999. Vol. 169.
Sherman, Charlotte Watson
Genre: Speculative Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Simmons, Herbert A.
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Simms, William
Genre: Speculative Fiction
African American Literature Book Club http://authors.aalbc.com/williamsimms.htm
Sinclair, April
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1998. Vol. 163.
Current Biography Yearbook. 1999, pp. 534-536.
African American Literature Book Club http://authors.aalbc.com/april1.htm
Singleton, Elyse
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Penguin Group (Canada) Authors http://www.penguin.ca/Author/AuthorFrame/0,1020,,00.html?id=1000058303
Sister Souljah
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Contemporary Black Biography. 1996. Vol. 11.
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. 2000.
Smith, Faye McDonald
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2000.
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1998. Vol. 87.
Smith-Levin, Judith
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Judith Smith-Levin Website http://www.members.aol.com/starduvall/
Snoe, Eboni
Genre: Romance Fiction
Eboni Snoe Website http://www.ebonisnoe.com/
Starr, Pamela
Genre: Romance Fiction
Genesis Press Authors http://www.genesis-press.com/AuthorPage.aspx
Stewart, Julia
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Kensington Books, African Proverbs and Wisdom http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/kensington/finditem.cfm?itemid=5887
Tademy, Lalita
Genre: Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Black Biography. 2002. Vol. 36.
Tarpley, Natasha A.
Genre: Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Who's Who Among African Americans, 12th ed. 1999.
Taylor, Mel
Genre: Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Mel Taylor Website http://literati.net/Taylor/
Taylor, Mildred
Genre: Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1989. Vol. 25.
Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults, 2nd ed. 2002.
Taylor, Quintard
Genre: Frontier Literature
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1999. Vol. 168.
Taylor, Susan L.
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Current Biography Yearbook. 1997, pp. 555-557.
Essence Magazine Bios http://www.essence.com/essence/bios/bio_taylor
Thomas, Jacquelin
Genre: Romance Fiction, Inspirational Literature
Jacqueline Thomas Website http://www.jacquelinthomas.com/
Time Warner Bookmark Authors http://www.twbookmark.com/authors/94/2074/
Thomas, Sheree R.
Genre: Speculative Fiction
Coloredgirls.com Otherviews http://www.coloredgirls.com/Otherviews/sheree.html
Time Warner Bookmark http://www.twbookmark.com/authors/52/1933/index.html
Thomas, Wanda Y.
Genre: Romance Fiction
Genesis Press Authors http://www.genesis-press.com/AuthorPage.aspx
Thurman, Wallace
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1997. Vol. 16.
Notable Black American Men. 1998.
Tillis, Tracy
Genre: Romance Fiction
Romantic Times Book Club http://www.romantictimes.com/index.html?/data/authors/3648.html
Toomer, Jean
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1994. Vol. 6.
Encyclopedia of World Biography Supplement. 2003. Vol. 23.
Notable Black American Men. 1998.
Touré
Genre: Speculative Fiction
Time Warner Bookmark Authors http://www.twbookmark.com/authors/27/2502
Tramble, Nichelle D.
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
African American Literature Book Club http://authors.aalbc.com/nichelle.htm
Nichelle Tramble Website http://www.nichelletramble.com/
Trice, Dawn Turner
Genre: Mainstream Fiction, Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1999. Vol. 166.
Turney, Denise
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Chistell Publishing Meet the Author http://www.chistell.com/books_author_denise.htm
Vanzant, Iyanla
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Contemporary Authors Online. 2002.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1998. Vol. 17.
Notable Black American Women. 2002. Book 3.
Who's Who Among African Americans, 12th ed. 1999.
Verdelle, A.J.
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2000.
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 2000. Vol. 87.
Contemporary Black Biography. 2000. Vol. 26.
Walker, Alice
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2004.
Contemporary Black Biography. 2004. Vol. 43.
Contemporary Novelists, 7th ed. 2001.
Contemporary Southern Writers. 1999.
Current Biography Yearbook. 1984, pp. 430-433.
Walker, Margaret
Genre: Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2000.
Contemporary Black Biography. 2001. Vol. 29.
Contemporary Southern Writers. 1999.
The Oxford Companion to African American Literature. 1997.
Walker, Persia
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Authorsden.com http://www.authorsden.com/persiawalker
Persia Walker Website http://www.persiawalker.com/
Walters, Linda
Genre: Romance Fiction
Linda Walters Website http://www.lindaywalters.com/about.htm
Weber, Carl
Genre: Romance Fiction
African American Literature Book Club http://authors.aalbc.com/carlweber.htm
Authors on Tour http://www.authorsontour.com/carlweber.htm
Weems, Renita J.
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Notable Black American Women. 2002. Book 3.
Wells, Thelma
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Thelma Wells Website http://www.thelmawells.com/
Wesley, Valerie Wilson
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1998. Vol. 18.
Current Biography Yearbook. 2002, pp. 566-568.
Detecting Women 2: A Reader's Guide and Checklist for Mystery Stories Written by Women. 1996.
West, Chassie
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Myshelf.com Between the Pages http://www.myshelf.com/betweenthepages/01/west.html
Chassie West Website http://www.chassiewest.com
West, Dorothy
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1996. Vol. 12.
Current Biography Yearbook. 1997, pp. 604-608.
Notable Black American Women. 1992. Book 1.
West, Tracy
See: West, Chassie
White, Monica
Genre: Romance Fiction
Biographical information appears on book jacket. See: White, Monica. 1996. Shades of Desire. Columbus, Miss.: Genesis Press.
Whitehead, Colson
Genre: Mainstream Fiction, Speculative Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2002.
Wideman, John Edgar
Genre: Mainstream Fiction, Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2002.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1993. Vol. 5.
Contemporary Novelists, 7th ed. 2001
Current Biography Yearbook. 1991, pp. 613-617.
Wiggins, Alicia
Genre: Romance Fiction
Genesis Press Meet the Authors http://www.genesis-press.com/AuthorPage.aspx
Alicia Wiggins Website http://www.aliciawiggins.com
Williams, Billy Dee
Genre: Speculative Fiction
Contemporary Black Biography. 1994. Vol. 8.
Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television. 1997. Vol. 16.
Current Biography Yearbook. 1984, pp. 451-454.
Who's Who Among African Americans, 12th ed. 1999.
Williams, Gwyn Ferris
See: Snoe, Eboni
Williams, Sherley Anne
Genre: Historical Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2000.
Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. Vol. 25.
Contemporary Black Biography. 2000. Vol. 25.
Who's Who Among African Americans, 10h ed. 1998-99.
Wilson, Harriet E.
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd ed. 1998.
Notable Black American Women. 1992. Book 1.
Wilson, P. B.
Genre: Historical Fiction, Inspirational Literature
Frank and Bunny Wilson Website http://www.frankandbunny.com/pbwilson.htm
Winters, Angela
Genre: Romance Fiction
The Literary Times Authors http://www.tlt.com/authors/awinters.htm
Romance in Color Author of the Month http://www.romanceincolor.com/authormthwinters.htm
Wofford, Chloe Anthony
See: Morrison, Toni
Woods, Paula L.
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1995. Vol. 146.
Woods, Teri
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
Biography Resource Center Online. 2003.
Wright, Courtni C.
Genre: Romance Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2000
Voices From the Gaps: Women Writers of Color http://voices.cla.umn.edu/newsite/authors/WRIGHTcourtni.htm
Wright, Jeremiah A., Jr.
Genre: Inspirational Literature
Who's Who Among African Americans, 16th ed. 2004.
Wright, Richard
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2002.
Contemporary Black Biography. 1993. Vol. 5.
Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2nd ed. 1998
Wright, William
Genre: Detective and Crime Fiction
No biography available. Publications verified through WorldCat.
Yerby, Frank Garvin
Genre: Frontier Literature
Contemporary Authors Online. 2003.
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. Vols. 9-12, 1st revision.
Twentieth-Century Romance & Historical Writers, 3rd ed. 1994.
Young, Yolanda
Genre: Life Stories
Palm Digital Media http://www.palmdigitalmedia.com/author/detail/4951
Yolanda Young Website http://www.yolandayoung.com?about_author.cfm
Youngblood, Shay
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Contemporary Authors Online. 2001
Contemporary Authors: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide. 1999. Vol. 168.
Contemporary Black Biography. 2002. Vol. 32
Contemporary Southern Writers. 1999.
Zane
Genre: Romance Fiction
African American Literature Book Club http://authors.aalbc.com/zane.htm
Writersweekly.com http://www.writersweekly.com/this_weeks_article/000593_01092002.html