William Kotzwinkle

William Kotzwinkle
Born (1943-11-22) November 22, 1943
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation Novelist, screenwriter
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Gundy (m. 1965)
Website www.kotzwinkle.com

William Kotzwinkle (born November 22, 1943[1]) is an American novelist, children's writer, and screenwriter. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. He has won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel for Doctor Rat in 1977, and has also won the National Magazine Award for fiction. Kotzwinkle wrote the novelization of the screenplay for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.[2]

He has been married to author Elizabeth Gundy since 1965.[3]

List of works

Novels

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial series

Collections

Short stories

Children's books

Screenplays

Notes

  1. Stephanie Misko (Fall 2008). "Kotzwinkle, William (Biography)". Pennsylvania Center for the Book. Penn State University libraries. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  2. "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Teacher's Notes" (PDF). Penguin Active Reading, Teacher Support Program, Pearson Education Limited. c. 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  3. Eady, Brenda (27 May 1985). "From Any Angle, E.t.'s Biographer William Kotzwinkle Is Not An Alien to Success". People 23 (21).
  4. "The Game of 30: Jimmy Mc Shane PI #1". www.fantasticfiction.co.uk. Felony & Mayhem Press. ISBN 978-1-933397-68-9 via Fantastic Fiction.
  5. Subsequent volumes identify Gundy as an uncredited contributor on the earlier books. The later books give her a co-author credit.

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