Steele, Mary Q.

Author of children's literature, of Chattanooga, Tenn.

From the description of Mary Quintard Steele collection, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 281115940

American author of children's books; Newbery Honor citation for Journey outside (1969) in 1970.

From the description of Wish, come true ; production material, ca. 1979. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62444200

From the description of Papers, 1969-1979. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62680884

From the description of The True Men : production material, ca. 1976. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62444199

From the description of The eye in the forest : production material, ca. 1975. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62494899

From the description of Journey outside : production material, ca. 1969. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62451755

From the description of Because of the sand witches there : production material, ca. 1975. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62406322

From the description of The owl's kiss : three stories : production material, ca. 1978. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62494901

Mary Q. Steele was born May 8, 1922, in Chattanooga, Tenn. She married the author William O. Steele, and published her fist book under the pseudonym Wilson Gage in 1958. Throughout her long and prolific career, she wrote both picture books for young children and more complex stories for older readers. In 1970, she received a Newbery citation for Journey Outside, a story critics lauded as a fantasy-adventure story as well as an allegory, and called it fascinating on several levels. Many of Steele's books reflect her interest in natural history and bird watching. She has also been praised for her skill at creating realistic and respectable characters. Mary Q. Steele died June 30, 1992.

Biographical Sources: Something About the Author vols. 3, 51, 72

From the guide to the Mary Q. Steele Papers, 1969-1979, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])