About Contemporary Authors

Contemporary Authors: current biographical and bibliographical information on more than 120,000 modern authors...

Each entry contains up-to-date information and there are a variety of search paths to help you locate the article you need quickly and efficiently. For example, you can search for an author by name, title of work, subject/genre, nationality, date and place of birth, honours, awards and much more.

Approximately 3,000 new entries and 1,000 full-entry updates from the Contemporary Authors and Contemporary Authors New Revision Series print volumes are added annually.

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