International Who's Who of Authors and Writers provides an invaluable and practical source of information on the personalities and organizations of the literary world. This trusted directory provides up-to-date and reliable biographical details essential to anyone interested in the world of literature. * Includes many up-and-coming writers about whom information cannot be found elsewhere* All entries are updated just prior to publication ensuring the utmost accuracyContents:* Over 8,000 entries* Provides concise biographical information on novelists, authors, playwrights, columnists, journalists, editors and critics* Includes biographical details of established writers as well as those who have recently risen to prominence* Each entry details career, works published, literary awards and prizes, membership and contact addresseswhere available* A detailed listing of major international literary awards and prizes and winners of those prizes* Includes a directory of major literary organizations and literary agents* Lists members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.