Ayars, James Sterling

James S. Ayars was an editor for the Illinois Natural History Survey and was active in many professional organizations including the Council of Biology Editors, Society of Midland Authors, and Sigma Delta Chi. Awards earned include the Children's Reading Round Table award and the Society of Midland Authors Clara Ingram Judson Award, both 1969.

From the description of Papers, 1952-1977. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63286314

James Sterling Ayars was born November 17, 1898, in Wimette, IL. He completed his undergraduate studies at Northwestern University and attended the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois for graduate studies. In addition to his career as a writer, Ayars worked in publishing as an editor.

Ayars authored and co-authored eleven books which include: Basketball Comes to Lonesome Point (1952), Caboose on the Loose (1956), Another Kind of Puppy (1965), and We Hold These Truths (1977). His book, The Illinois River (1968), received the Clara Ingram Judson Award from the Society of Midland Authors in 1969. He married fellow editor and children's book author Rebecca Caudill in 1931.

From the guide to the James Sterling Ayars papers, 1943-1978, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])