Children book authors pseudonyms

Pen names and the famous writers who use them the writers. These writers are notable authors of children s literature with some of their most. Authors write under pseudonyms, or pen names, for a variety of reasons. Theodor seuss geisel is famous worldwide for his childrens books, penned under the name dr. Welcome to fantastic fiction search and browse bibliographies of over 50,000 bestselling fiction authors, with the latest books and series information join our 99,999 members. It expanded my frame of reference as a writer, and i realized that writing a book is difficult no matter what it is, he says. Wouldnt you be a bit ticked off if you bought stephen kings next book expecting blood, guts and hairraising intensity, only to find out its a weepy romance novel. Ruth manningsanders 18881988 a book of dragons and other anthologies of fairy tales from around the world a book of. Author pseudonyms and pen names and aliases, oh my.

The girl with the dragon tattoo by stieg larsson, a man called ove by fredrik backman, the girl who played with fire by. Elly mackay, a children s book author and illustrator, will be doing a reading and children s activity. In addition, the founder of the syndicate, edward stratemeyer 18621930 is known to have used many pseudonyms either by his choice or the publishers of his stories in story papers, dime novels, or in book form. Jul 23, 20 author pseudonyms and pen names and aliases, oh my. Prometheus and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The stratemeyer syndicate was responsible for more than 1,600 series book volumes mostly juvenile published between 1904 and 1984. To create this article, 25 people, some anonymous, worked to edit and improve it over time. Yet this arguably diminished her success at the time, and many later women authors were unable to use their real names for. If youre selfpublishing a book, you can definitely use a pseudonym when writing and publishing your book. When jane austen published sense and sensibility in 1811, she boldly identified herself as a lady. Established authors will do it to cross genres and keep from aggravating their fan bases. I had difficulty finding a list of romance authors who may use multiple pseudonyms.

Mostly, daniel handler writes his childrens books under the name. Published in 1967, this book helped jump start eric carles career as an illustrator and eventual author of children s books like the very. Apr 19, 2020 wikihow is a wiki, similar to wikipedia, which means that many of our articles are cowritten by multiple authors. There is a long history of famous women writers who assumed male pseudonyms in order to break into the literary world. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. This is a list of pen names used by notable authors of written work. A comprehensive listing of authors, their pseudonyms, and their books by joseph r. Return to writing for children printmobilefriendly version. Men are now adopting androgynous pseudonyms to sell. Society of childrens book writers and illustrators. And calling out only male authors using ambiguous pseudonyms is super sexist. Pseudonyms are fictitious names that authors will use in various situations. A pen name may be used to make the authors name more.

These mustread children s books by indigenous authors exquisitely explore history, nature, language and wisdom. It could be for marketing purposes or it could just be for their own comfort. Rowling joanne rowling has published all of her books under a pseudonym. Society of children s book writers and illustrators. But rowling is hardly the first writer to use a pseudonym for one reason or. He went on to become one of the most succesful childrens authors of all. List of works published under a pseudonym wikipedia. Writing under a differently gendered name is often done in specific genres for instance, a lot of male romance novel writers use female pseudonyms, because a romance novel apparently written by a woman sells better. I found plenty of discussions about the purpose of using different personasbut, not a simple list. For centuries, writers have created pen names to publish their literary. A book of dragons and other anthologies of fairy tales from around the world a. These writers are notable authors of childrens literature with some of their most famous works. Bb, denys watkinspitchford, 20thcentury illustrator and childrens book author.

While its less common for authors to publish under pseudonyms, its still often done for marketability purposes and sometimes simply for the authors own comfort in anonymity. Iconic canadian children s writer jean little died on april 6, 2020. Lila says the author s name, chimo, is a pseudonym. He used a few pen names, but his most popular one is a household name. Finally, authors will often adopt a pseudonym in order to write in various genres without confusing their fans.

Writing a book is quite an achievement and most people would be. Lewis is best known for the series of childrens fantasy books the chronicles of. The idea that someone a year younger than me could have written a book. Shop for children s books by age, series, author, subject and format. Johnsons excellent bibliography of these publications is organized by the many authors pseudonyms. Sponsored by the association for library service to children a division of the american library association. When i told my literary agent that i had a childrens picture book in my bag of projects, her first remark was that it will probably. He penned a number of books under other names, such as theo lesieg and rosetta stone. Either way, making the author out to be somehow the bad guy in the situation is ridiculous.

Angela is a usa today bestselling author of young adult, new adult, and adult fictionwith lots of kissing. Follow the yellow brick road and learn more about frank baum, the children s author wrote the popular wizard of oz series, at. This impressive work chronicles the 90year history of the stratemeyer syndicate, responsible for the authorship of more than 0 popular children s books and magazine stories including the bobbsey twins, hardy boys, and nancy drew series. Very few people have the opportunity to try on a new persona, and even authors like to have a little fun with their work. Popular swedish authors books goodreads share book. A series of unfortunate events, a series of children s books published between 1999 and 2006 and written by lemony snicket, a pseudonym of the author daniel handler. Theodor ted seuss geisel wrote more than 60 childrens books and became one of the most famous childrens authors of all time. Gathering this info has helped me avoid repurchasing books. When the first harry potter was gearing up for release, rowlings publishers feared boys wouldnt read a book written by an icky girl, so they subbed in a few genderambiguous initials the author has no middle name but says the k honors kathleen, her grandmother. Why do authors use pseudonyms surprising authors behind famous pen names key criteria to come up with the. See if you recognize any of these eight books written under pen names by some of the. Children s authors often use names that are silly or puns. Jul 01, 2014 authors reveal the different reasons they have adopted alternative literary identities.

Find bestsellers, new releases, award winners and our recommended books for kids at. Seuss tops the list of 10 bestselling childrens books. Her books were ahead of their time, dealing with gender fluidity and scifi themes like timetravel. Frederick marryat 17921848 the children of the new forest. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. Authors write under pen names for all sorts of reasons. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. Often, collaborative authors will invent a pseudonym to convey the impression that a book was written by a single author. Dec 23, 2016 3 mustread childrens books by indigenous authors. Redhill says that, postdisclosure, he will happily continue writing under the wolfe name. Featured author destiny ford is a pseudonym for angela corbett.

But regardless of why one chooses to use a pseudonym, creating a pen name can play an important part in your books marketing. Spend some time getting to know the industry by reading the illustrators guide the book, pg. She has worked as a journalist, freelance writer, and director of communications and marketing. The term pen name is more closely linked to an authors pseudonym.

Famous authors who wrote under pen names business insider. Pseudonym definition of pseudonym by merriamwebster. Authors and publishers should always contact the website andor publication first, according to their guidelines. And, as much as we all try not to judge a book by its authors name, an intriguing. Why some authors choose to write under a different name. Little had published over 50 books, including dancing through the snow, mamas going to buy you a. And according to law, whatever youre calling yourself, you automatically own the to your own book just by having written it. It has also helped me find more work from authors i really enjoy. The book was first published under the pseudonym in hopes of avoiding identification of lewis as the author. By peter sm tue, july 23, 20 and a recent mystery in the literary world has people rushing to libraries and bookstores to pick up a book called the cuckoos calling. For example, robert silverberg and randall garrett collaborated under the name robert randall.