Born on February 11,1939, in New York City, Jane Yolen showed early promise as a writer; she wrote a play for her firstgrade class, and a piece on pirates written in the eighth grade was likely the source for her first published book, Pirates in Petticoats (1963).
Yolen wrote avidly while attending Smith College, producing poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Many years later, in 1999, Smith College gave Yolen its Remarkable Women Award. She graduated in 1960 and took jobs with publishers while still writing. Her success with books for young adults and younger children enabled her to move on to graduate school, earning a master's.....
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