Katherine Ayres
Encyclopedia
Katherine Ayres is an American
writer of children's literature
.
Born in 1947 in Columbus, Ohio
, she was raised in Ohio
, West Virginia
, and New York. In 1965 she graduated from West Islip High School in West Islip, New York
. She completed her BA
at The College of Wooster in 1969 and her MA
at Tufts University
in 1974. Her first career was as a teacher and elementary school principal. In the 1990s she began writing for children.
Ayres coordinates the Chatham University Master of Fine Arts Program
in Children’s and Adolescent Writing
in Pittsburgh.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
writer of children's literature
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
.
Born in 1947 in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
, she was raised in Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, and New York. In 1965 she graduated from West Islip High School in West Islip, New York
West Islip, New York
West Islip is a hamlet and CDP, located in Suffolk County, New York, USA. Situated on the south shore of Long Island, the population of the CDP was 29,907 at the time of the 2000 census.-Geography:West Islip is located at ....
. She completed her BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
at The College of Wooster in 1969 and her MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
at Tufts University
Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
in 1974. Her first career was as a teacher and elementary school principal. In the 1990s she began writing for children.
Ayres coordinates the Chatham University Master of Fine Arts Program
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
in Children’s and Adolescent Writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
in Pittsburgh.
Books
- Family Tree, fiction (New York: Delacorte Press, 1996).
- North by Night: A Story of the Underground Railroad, fiction (New York: Delacorte Press, 1998).
- Voices at Whisper Bend, fiction (Middleton, Wisconsin: Pleasant Company, 1999).
- Silver Dollar Girl, fiction (New York: Delacorte Press, 2000).
- Under Copp's Hill, fiction (Middleton, Wisconsin: Pleasant Company, 2000).
- Stealing South: A Story of the Underground Railroad, fiction (New York: Delacorte Press, 2001).
- A Long Way, fiction (Cambridge: Candlewick Press, 2003).
- Macaroni BoyMacaroni BoyMacaroni Boy is an historical, young-adult novel by the American writer Katherine Ayres.It is set in 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the Great Depression and tells the story of sixth-grader Mike Costa. His large Italian-American family owns a food warehouse in the Strip District, but the...
, fiction (New York: Delacorte Press, 2003). - Matthew's Truck, fiction (Cambridge: Candlewick Press, 2005).
- Up, Down, and Around, fiction (Cambridge: Candlewick Press, 2007).