Aboriginal Writers: Australian
"OzLit’s list of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writers. Please note that due to the nature of indigenous writing it sometimes difficult to define whether these artists should be classified as writers, story-tellers, poets, illustrators or performers – our criteria is that their name appears as the main name on the cover of their book." Biographies.

Amy Tan
Collection of links to interviews, reviews, and essays about the Chinese-American author of The Joy Luck Club and The Kitchen God's Wife.  

Australian Literature Database
Australian Literature Database Part of the SETIS Project at the University of Sydney, this database provides search and browse facilities of full text editions of a range of Australian 18th, 19th and early 20th Century texts

Australian Literature Resources on the Internet 
A guide to Australian literature resources on the web created by the National Library. 

Author Guides 
Author Guides. This directory is an index of indexes. It contains pointers to individual author guides or other cumulative documents that deal with specific writers.

Authors and Illustrators: Australian 
A site that offers links to sites and information about 30 Australian authors and illustrators. Biographies. Many links contain authors' email addresses.  

Bartleby Library 

A collection of American and English books and poetry online.

Carson McCullers
Site offers biographical information about the American author Carson McCullers. Links to her books, containing synopsis and reviews.  

Celebration of Women Writers 

An alphabetical listing of women writers over several centuries, many with links to on-line texts of their works.  

Children's Book Council of Australia
"The main objective of the Children's Book Council is the encouragement of children's reading. The site provides information about the Council's activities, programs and events, including the Children's Book Week, the Children's Book of the Year Awards, and national conferences. Links to the States/Territories branches and related sites are also available."

Children's Books For Those Who Like Harry Potter 
Children's Books For Those Who Like Harry Potter. The site, from About.com, is a collection of links to sites about Harry Potter, and reading lists of recommended books for children.

Children's Literature Web Guide 
Internet resources related to books for children and young adults. There is lots of information, resources, reviews and news about children's literature. 

Clarke, Arthur C. - 1917- 
Unauthorized home page of the famous science fiction and science fact writer. Biography, bibliography, filmography, and Web resources detail the life and works of the author of 2001: A Space Odyssey 

Classic Books 
Free electronic books. Authors include Dickens, Twain, and Wilde, among others . use the site map to find them. The text is very large, but can be changed to suit the reader.

Dickens, Charles -- 1812-1870 
Dickens, Charles -- 1812-1870 - Descriptions of all Dickens' characters; an interactive map of Dickens' London (click on a location to learn about its importance in the author's works); and links to the full text of his works and to other Web sites about the author and his times.  

Edgar Allan Poe - 1809 - 1849 
"The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore created this exhaustive resource on Poe's life and work. Topics range from standard bibliographical references and biography to Poe's family tree, appearance, religion, finances, and death. 

Gary Crew 
Page of information about the Australian author of children's and young adult literature. Includes biography.  

Great Literature Online
Lists 19th century authors and includes biographical information and full text versions of some of their works. New texts and authors are added regularly, but at present these authors are featured: Louisa May Alcott - Hans Christian Andersen - Sherwood Anderson - Jane Austen - Edgar Rice Burroughs - Daniel Defoe - Charles Dickens - Shirley Jackson - Thomas Stearns Eliot - Bret Harte - Friedrich Nietzsche - Edgar Allan Poe - Mary Shelley - Leo Tolstoy - Mark Twain - H. G. Wells - Walt Whitman. Literature.  

Grey Havens - the Ultimate J.R.R. Tolkien Resource Page 

A site full of links, discussions, articles and pictures about all of Tolkien's fantasy works. A very extensive site, beautifully presented. 

Gutenberg Project

Project Gutenberg is a volunteer effort to release public domain electronic text editions of out of copyright works. 

Harry Potter 
The Scholastic publisher Web-site has information about the author of the Harry Potter books, J.K. Rowling, games and discussion guides. 

Harry Potter 
The official Harry Potter site from publisher Scholstic includes information about the books, the characters, R.K.Rowlings the author and quizzes

Henry Lawson: Australian Writer 
From the Australian Cultural Network, this site offers biographical information and discussion about the work of Henry Lawson. Author, poet.

Into the Wardrobe: C.S.Lewis
Entertaining site written by a fan of the author C.S. Lewis. Includes biography, bibliography and links to related sites. Literature. 

John Marsden 

A site all about popular author John Marsden and his books. A useful site for background information about John Marsden - it helps students to appreciate the writer behind the works.   

Judy Blume's Home Base 

This is the official Home Page for the popular YA author, containing a biography, messages from the author, photos, bibliographies and a chance to contact Judy Blume herself.  

King, Stephen 
The "official Stephen King Web Presence" features a biography, complete list of books and films, answers to common rumors, forthcoming books and movies, and links to other sites about this prolific author and his work.

Living Library 
"The largest on-line collection of Educational reference resources for teachers, students and parents. Whatever your task - find all the resources you need in an instant! " Includes classroom activities and lesson plans for both primary and secondary students, and a resource centre with links to annotated sites.

Thomas Hardy Association 
Links to a comprehensive range of links related to Thomas Hardy the author.  

Tim Winton 
Page of information about Tim Winton, Australian author. Includes discussion about individual books. 

To Kill a Mockingbird: Growing up in the 1930s 
To Kill a Mockingbird: Growing up in the 1930s. Welcome to the world of Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird.  

To Kill a Mockingbird & Harper Lee 
To Kill a Mockingbird & Harper Lee. References in the novel, background information, FAQs, quiz, links.  

To Kill a Mockingbird Student Survival Guide 
To Kill a Mockingbird Student Survival Guide. An annotation to the text of the novel by Harper Lee. Chapter summaries and questions, background on author, themes, setting.