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Subject Guide: Oklahoma Poets and Writers


Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers

http://poetsandwriters.okstate.edu/

The Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers was established to recognize one of our country's richest resources, its extended
community of internationally known writers. The Center is also dedicated to providing opportunities for aspiring writers.
Author Teresa Miller serves as Executive Director.

OK Center for Poets & Writers
OSU-Tulsa
700 N. Greenwood
Tulsa, OK 74106
918-594-8215

Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers Authors

Many Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers authors are guests at the biennial Celebration of Books.

For information on the Celebration of Books go to:

http://poetsandwriters.okstate.edu/celebration/index.html

Many of these authors are interviewed on the OETA television show Writing Out Loud

For information on Writing Out Loud go to:

http://poetsandwriters.okstate.edu/outloud/index.html

Many of these authors have materials in the OSU-Tulsa Library.

Check the OSU-Tulsa Library Online Catalog for available books.

Contact the Circulation Desk at 594-8130 for checkout privileges.

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Kate Lehrer
Isabel Allende
Billie Letts
Peggy Perry Anderson
Lili Livingston
Maya Angelou
Guy Logsdon
Jane Archer
Tim Madigan
Rilla Askew
Wilma Mankiller
Jim Barnes
Daniel Marder
Darleen Bailey Beard
Doug Marlette [cartoonist and author]
William Bernhardt
Lary May
Ken Burns
Frank McCourt
John F. Callahan
David McCullough
Virginia Spencer Carr
Teresa Miller
Marian Clark
Lynn Moroney
Gerald Clarke

Dow Mossman

Robert J. Conley
N. Scott Momaday
Alfred Corn
Anna Myers
Connie Cronley
Darcy O'Brien
Jay Cronley
Alice L. Price
Genell Dellin
Arnold Rampersad
Ivy Dempsey
Richard Reeves
Kim Doner [author and illustrator]
Dian Curtis Regan
Ronnie Claire Edwards
Carter Revard
Shelby Foote
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Russell Freedman
Francine Ringold
Eddie Faye Gates
Roger Rosenblatt
Kaye Gibbons
Gayle Ross
Barbara Snow Gilbert
Barbara Rush [actress]
Diane Glancy
Robert Rutland
Danney Goble
Carolyn See
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Lisa See
Molly Levite Griffis
Bob Smith
Jean Hager
G.E. (George) Stanley
Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey
Sid Stebel
Jim Halsey
Janet Stevens [illustrator]
Carol Hamilton
Edward Swift
Earl Hamner, Jr.
Clifton Taulbert
Joy Harjo
Joyce Carol Thomas
Charlaine Harris
Trisha Thomas
Fred Harris
Calvin Trillin
Marilyn Harris
Alice Walker
Carolyn G. Hart
Ed Walkiewicz
Joyce Sequiche Hifler
Michael Wallis
S.E. Hinton
Suzanne Wallis
Marilyn Inhofe-Tucker
Sherrin Watkins
Murv Jacob [illustrator]
Jerry Webber
Hannibal Johnson
Mike Wimmer [illustrator]
Sandy Jones
Marion Winik
Steven Kellogg
John Wooley
Andrea Koenig
Carolyne Wright
Anne Lamott
Ben Yagoda
Jim Lehrer


Oklahoma Writers Hall of Fame

The Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers is the permanent sponsor of the Oklahoma Writers Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame Tribute is held in Tulsa every other fall.

For more information on the Hall of Fame go to:

http://poetsandwriters.okstate.edu/halloffame/


Check the OSU-Tulsa Library Online Catalog for books by Oklahoma Hall of Fame writers:

Rilla Askew
S.E. Hinton
William Bernhardt
Harold Keith
Jack M. Bickham
Billie Letts
Deborah Camp
Darcy O'Brien
C.J. Cherryh
Mel Odom
Deborah Chester
Dian Curtis Regan
Robert Conley
Lynn Riggs
Jay Cronley
Glenn Shirley
Angie Debo
George E. Stanley
Robert Duncan
Rennard Strickland
Connie Feddersen
Dwight V. Swain
Georgina Gentry
Clifton Taulbert
Jean Hager
Robert Trevathan
Marilyn Harris
Judith Henry Wall
Carolyn G. Hart
Michael Wallis
Bessie Holland Heck

Selected Author Websites and Websites About

Tthe following have been guests at the Celebration of Books writers' conference and/or have been interviewed
on Writing Out Loud, the OETA television program which features Teresa Miller's in-depth interviews with authors
"to hear that words have voices."

Bill & Susan Albert [writing under the pseudonymn Robin Paige]
Doug Marlette [cartoonist and author]
Joel Siegel [film critic and author]
Murv Jacob [artist]
Mike Wimmer [artist]

Anne Lamott


Oklahoma Authors

http://www.bartlesville.lib.ok.us/goodreads/oklahoma%20authors.htm

Oklahoma Center for the Book

http://www.odl.state.ok.us/ocb/index.htm

Includes Oklahoma Book Awards and Literary Map of Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Department of Libraries

http://www.odl.state.ok.us/

ODL website.

http://www.crossroads.odl.state.ok.us/shell/coll-authors.php

Oklahoma authors.

Oklahoma State University - Tulsa Literary Archives Room

See Reference Librarian

The Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers, in cooperation with the OSU-Tulsa library, maintains a literary archives
of original manuscripts by Oklahoma authors. The most extensive holdings are the Michael Wallis collection,
the William Bernhardt collection, and Carolyn G. Hart collection, all of which contain edited versions of selected
manuscripts in addition to the original drafts. Certain restrictions apply to ensure the preservation of materials.

HAWK Publishing Group

http://www.hawkpub.com/

Publishing house established by William Bernhardt “ because too many worthy books are either not being published
or are going prematurely out-of-print.”

Sisters in Crime

Mystery writers website that gives some general writing tips and writing websites
- - click on Everyone Welcome => Recommended Links in the Guppies (Great Unpublished) division
http://www.sinc-guppies.org/ .


The more general database for Sisters in Crime is http://www.sistersincrime.org/.

Tulsa City-County Library

http://www.tulsalibrary.org/

Tulsa and Oklahoma author listings, creative writing groups in Tulsa, book events, etc. (Collections and Services=>Books and Reading)

Biographical Sources

Biography & Genealogy Index Database

Contemporary Authors Database

Contemporary Literary Criticism Database

Book Reviewing Sources

Books In Print with Reviews Database

Factiva Database
New York Times Book Review

Magill's Literary Annual
Reference Z1219 .M33

Tulsa City-County Library Online Catalog
Search the Catalog=> Title => book record => click on MORE ABOUT THIS BOOK


Books

Books, videos, and dvds can be found in the OSU - Tulsa Library Online Catalog by author, title, keyword, or
subject heading. Keyword searching allows you to AND terms together to produce a more focused list of available
books. You may want to check the Library of Congress Subject Headings Reference Z695 .Z8 L524 for a
comprehensive list of terms to search in the Online Catalog. Once you have identified a book you want, note the
location and entire call number to identify where the book is located in the Library. We also have approximately
24,000 full-text electronic books. These can be found through the Online Catalog or by going to the Library Webpage
and clicking on eJournals and eBooks. To view these books remotely, you must set up an account in the Library.

Books In Print with Reviews Database - This is a database of books that are currently In-Print. Out-of-print books
are noted as well. It is a good source to verify bibliographic information and to see what books have been published
on a specific subject.

WorldCat  Database Database - This is a database of books cataloged by libraries worldwide. It is a good source
to verify bibliographic information, to see what books have been published on a specific subject and to see what
libraries own them.

DVDssDVDS

Selected DVDs from author interviews on OETA's Writing Out Loud television show are available for in-house viewing or overnight check-out.
Reserves PN151.M55

CURRENTLY AVAILABLE DVDs from author interviews:

Isabelle Allende
Marsha Mason
Barnaby Conrad
George Nigh
Ronnie Claire Edwards
Arnold Rampersad
Fred Harris
Eugene Roddenberry, Jr.
Wilma Mankiller
Marion Winik

Questions or comments about the OSU-Tulsa Library Subject Guide? Contact the OSU-Tulsa Library Liaison:
Lynn Wallace at lynn.wallace@okstate.edu Last modified 8/23/2004


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