July 10

Arja Uusitalo

Arja Uusitalo (born July 10, 1951) Finnish poet

Read the Authors Calendar biography of Arja Uusitalo here

Read a short interview of Arja Uusitalo here


Mildred Wirt Benson

Mildred Wirt Benson (born July 10, 1905) U.S. journalist, children's book writer - Nancy Drew series

Read about Benson, the first author of the Nancy Drew series, here

Watch a presentation about the Nancy Drew series
 here


Alice Munro

Alice Munro (born July 10, 1931) Canadian short story writer; 2009 Man Booker Prize winner; 2013 Nobel Prize Literature - The Bear Came Over the Mountain (1999); The Dance of the Happy Shades (1968)

Read about the scandal in Alice Munro's life here

Watch a 1990 interview with Alice Munro
 here