Her work has been translated into a dozen languages, including Japanese, Afrikaans, Xhosa, and Braille. Welcome to the website of acclaimed author, Jane Yolen. "I love to recite my first poem to kids when I talk to them – because it was so bad that I tell them that, clearly, they're writing better poems than that." by Sydney Nicole. Children’s book superstar Jane Yolen kicked off the … Jane Yolen: How does a writer who loves every word, work with an artist? An Interview with Jane Yolen. Interview: Jane Yolen, Author Of 'Stone Angel' Jane Yolen's latest is a children's book about a family trying to survive the Holocaust in France. Jane Yolen was born in New York City in 1939. While still in preschool, Jane composed her first poem. She is the author of more than 375 books for children and adults, as well as an esteemed poet and essayist. And it’s for a good cause, too! Both of her parents were writers and so were most of their friends. Writer Jane Yolen is clearly a lazy person. Actually, my editor has to love the text first, and then after we revise it several times (it feels like a hundred but I know it's not!
She is the author or editor of more than 350 books, of which the best known is The Devil's Arithmetic, a Holocaust novella. Even Wonder Woman reads Jane Yolen’s How Do Dinosaurs books!!!! Second Skin: An Interview with Jane Yolen Caren Schnur Neile Few writers have achieved the range or distinction of Jane Yolen, whose oeuvre includes stories, reviews, and well-known books such as Owl Moon and Devils Arithmetic. A video interview with Jane Yolen .
Jane Hyatt Yolen (born February 11, 1939) is an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and children's books. Now don't be absurd.
What else can you say about someone who’s written over 370 books? The Visiting Writers Forum (www.visitingwritersforum.com) at Ringling College of Art and Design has been a way for young writers like myself to hear from seasoned writing professionals such as Pulitzer-winner Robert Olen Butler and Cuban-American poet Virgil Suarez, among others. Bio. ), she sends the revision on to Mark who occasionally says, "I need something more visual here" or "How about different dinosaurs."