Louise Hawes facts for kids

Louise Hawes is an American author who writes many books, including novels and short stories. She has written over a dozen books for both young people and adults. She also teaches writing at universities and helps other writers.

Louise Hawes has been a special writer-in-residence at places like the University of New Mexico and the University of Mississippi. This means she spent time there teaching and sharing her writing knowledge. She has also given talks at many other universities, such as Duke University.

She has won awards like the New Jersey Author’s Award. Louise Hawes also helped start a special writing program at Vermont College. This program is unique because it focuses on teaching people how to write books for children and young adults. She still teaches there today. She has also shared her knowledge at big events for groups like the American Library Association, which helps libraries, and the U.S. Department of Education.

Books by Louise Hawes

Louise Hawes has written many different kinds of books. Here are some of her works:

• Big Rig (Peachtree Books, 2022): This is a novel for middle-grade readers, which means it's perfect for kids around your age! It's about a character who wants a story that never ends.
• The Language of Stars (Simon & Schuster, 2016): This novel is written in a very creative way. It uses three different styles: regular story text, poetry, and even parts that look like play scripts.
• A Flight of Angels (DC Comics/Vertigo, 2011): This is a graphic novel, which is like a comic book but often with a longer story. It was written for adults and created with other authors like Holly Black. Rebecca Guay drew the pictures for it.
• Black Pearls, a Faerie Strand (Houghton Mifflin, 2008): This book is a collection of dark fairy tales for adults. Rebecca Guay also illustrated this book.
• Anteaters Don't Dream (University Press of Mississippi, 2007): This is a collection of short stories for adults.
• The Vanishing Point (Houghton Mifflin, 2005): This book was nominated for a "Best Books of the Year" list for young adult readers. It was also chosen by independent bookstores as a great read.
• Waiting for Christopher (Candlewick, 2002): The New York Public Library named this one of their "Best Books for the Teen Age." It was also the first book chosen for a special reading program at the Mississippi University for Women.
• Rosey in the Present Tense (Walker Books, 2000): This book was recognized as a "Best Book of the Year" by the Children’s Book Council.

See also

• List of young adult authors