Short Story Author Clue Review

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Made some of England's fairytales world famous

Folklorist, critic, historian, collected the world's fairytales

An Australian writer

Born in 1854

Won scholarships for math and chemistry

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Joseph Jacobs

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Author of The Game of Catch

Also wrote picture books

Won a Pulitzer prize and several poetry awards

2nd Poet Laureate of US

WWII experiences caused him to write poetry

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Richard Wilbur

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"The Lottery" is the most well-known short story of the 20th century

Founded the literary magazine "Spectre"

Influenced Stephen King

Stories based on her own children

Wrote Charles

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Shirley Jackson

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World traveler who worked for the Secret Intelligence Service

Skipped school to read adventure stories

Born in England in 1904

Became Catholic later in life

Wrote The Destructors

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Graham Greene

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Outlived great tragedies of family members

Graphic artist, modern day Mark Twain

Born in Indianapolis

early stories focused on sci fi with some comedy

Wrote Harrison Bergeron

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Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

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Quick-witted, unpredictable stories

Worked several different jobs (including milkman and pretzel salesman)

Born in 1928

Published first in Sci Fi magazines

Wrote The Gun without a Bang

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Robert Scheckley

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Newbery medal honor awarded

Both parents were artistic

Life centered around New York City

Studied art in Paris, decided to be a writer after publishing her first book

Wrote Nancy

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Elizabeth Enright

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Wrote every day

Wrote 600+ short stories and

Born in Waukegon, Ill and settled in Los Angeles

Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, asteroid named after him

Wrote The Veldt, Hail and Farewell, and All Summer in a Day

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Ray Bradbury

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Died in 1988

Wrote Westerns

Born 1908

Published 89 novels

Wrote The Gift of Cochise

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Louis L'Amour