Helen Keating Ott Award, National Church and Synagogue Librarians Association, 1980, for editorial work at Concordia Publishing House C. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Educational consultant on minority literature. Louis, instructor, beginning 1978 co-owner with Fredrick L. Children's book editor at Concordia Publishing House, 1976 –81, and Institute of Children's Literature, beginning 1984 University of Missouri -St. Louis, MO, part-time instructor in English, beginning 1975. Junior high school English teacher in Kirkwood, MO, 1968 –75 Forest Park College, St. Office -All-Writing Services, 225 South Meramec, No. Politics: 'Independent.' Religion: Methodist.

Education: Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State University (now Tennessee State University), B.A., 1964 Webster University, M.A., 1975. McKissack (a writer), Decemchildren: Fredrick Lemuel Jr., Robert and John (twins). McKissack, Patricia (L'Ann) C(arwell) 1944 –īorn August 9, 1944, in Nashville, TN daughter of Robert (a civil servant) and Erma (a civil servant) Carwell married Fredrick L.

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