Quail Hawkins

Quail Hawkins (born Helena Ann Hawkins) was born on March 29, 1905 in Spokane, Washington.[1] She was an American bookseller and children's author. She died on August 16, 2002, in Pacific Grove, California.[1][2]

Biography

Hawkins was the oldest of 7 children.[2] Her father was a fruit wholesaler and her mother a columnist for a local newspaper, The Spokane Register.[2] Hawkins attended the University of California at Berkeley in 1927, she did not complete with a degree.[1] She became a bookseller during the 1920s, ending up at Sather Gate Bookshop in 1931.[1][2] Sather Gate is a supplier of books for schools and libraries.[2] She worked there until 1972.[3] She also worked for Publishers Weekly and the University of California Press.[1] She contributed to the 1963 Encyclopedia Britannica children's literature.[1] According to a memoir, Hawkins once hired author Beverly Cleary to work at Sather Gate Bookshop for the holiday rush.[4]

Works

At the time of her death, none of her books remained in print.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Contemporary Authors Online.". Biography in Context. Gale. 2003. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Goldman, Ari L. (2002-08-27). "Quail Hawkins, 97, an Author Of a Range of Children's Books". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  3. "Quail Hawkins". SFGate. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  4. 1 2 "Bangor Daily News - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2015-12-27.

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