Gail Langer Karwoski

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Gail Langer Karwoski
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Gail Karwoski in 2021
Born
Gail Marilyn Langer

1949
Boston, Massachusetts
Education University of Minnesota (1972) [1]
University of Massachusetts (1970) [2]
Brookline High School (1966) [3]
Occupation(s)Author, teacher
Known for
  • Children's books
  • adult fiction
  • non-fiction

Gail Langer Karwoski (born 1949) is an American author whose writings includes adult fiction, historical fiction and non-fiction.

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She was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Farley Langer, a Polish immigrant, and her mother, Esther Weiner. The family lived above their store, Farley's Hardware, in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, until Karwoski was in primary school. Afterwards, they moved to Brookline, Massachusetts, and Gail graduated from Brookline High School in 1966. She received a B.A. in English from the University of Massachusetts in 1970. [4]

In 1972, Karwoski received an M.A. in English Literature and Cultural Anthropology from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. [4] She worked as a reporter for a small, weekly newspaper in Minneapolis and then became the communications director of the student-owned corporation, the Minnesota Student Association, under student body president, Jack Baker.

Writings

Early beginning

In 1974, she moved to Athens, Georgia with her husband, Chester John Karwoski, [5] who became a psychology professor at the University of Georgia. [6] In 1974–80 and 1985–96, Karwoski taught in Georgia public schools in Clarke and Oconee Counties. In 1980–85, she was an editor/writer at the University of Georgia's Carl Vinson Institute of Government. In 1996, her first book was published.

Awards

Works

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Edited works

References

  1. ↑ Diploma: "Master of Arts", The Regents of The University of Minnesota (December 13, 1972)
  2. ↑ Diploma: "Bachelor of Arts", The Board of Trustees (February 23, 1970)
  3. ↑ Diploma: "High School", School Committee (June 22, 1966)
  4. 1 2 Contemporary Authors (February 10, 2024). "Karwoski, Gail 1949–". Encyclopedia.com . Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Chester J. Karwoski: "Chet". Class of 1966, Pulaski High School, New Britain, Connecticut" . Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  6. ↑ "Chester J. Karwoski's research while affiliated with Athens State University and other places"
    • Source: Chester J. Karwoski et al., ResearchGate (1976–2011)
  7. ↑ Karwoski 2022.
  8. ↑ "The Tale of the Children's Arthur". How to Be an Author by Chip R. Bell. Georgia: Georgia Writer's Museum. 2018.
  9. ↑ Karwoski 2016.
  10. ↑ "Thank You, Trees!". Kirkus Reviews . 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  11. ↑ "River Beds: Sleeping in the World's Rivers" . Booklist . August 2008. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  12. ↑ Karwoski 2007.
  13. ↑ "Tsunami: The True Story of an April Fools' Day Disaster". Booklist . 2006-12-15. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  14. ↑ Lefever, Mary (2006-08-01). "Review: Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean, by Gail Langer Karwoski". The American Biology Teacher. 68 (6): 379–379. doi:10.2307/4452021. ISSN   0002-7685.
  15. ↑ Karwoski 2005.
  16. ↑ Karwoski 2004b.
  17. ↑ Laminack, Lester L.; Bell, Barbara H.  (May 2005). "QUAKE! Disaster in San Francisco, 1906". Language Arts. 82 (5): 403.
  18. ↑ Karwoski 2004a.
  19. ↑ Karwoski 2014b.
  20. ↑ "Seaman: The Dog Who Explored the West with Lewis & Clark". Booklist . August 1999. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  21. ↑ Karwoski 1999.
  22. ↑ Karwoski 1996.

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