Sylvia Wilkinson
Encyclopedia
Sylvia Wilkinson was born in Durham, North Carolina
in the United States
. She graduated from Woman's College, now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
, in 1962. She received her master's degree from Hollins College (now Hollins University
) in 1963 and studied at Stanford University
under a Wallace Stegner Creative Writing Fellowship 1965-66.
Wilkinson taught at various institutions including the Universities of North Carolina at Asheville
and Chapel Hill
, the College of William & Mary, Sweet Briar College
, Hollins University, Washington University and the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. She is a teaching scholar with the National Faculty. She received a number of literary awards including the Sir Walter Raleigh Award twice--in 1968 for A Killing Frost, and again in 1978 for Shadow of the Mountain, a Eugene Saxton Grant, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the UNC - Greensboro Alumnae Service Award, and a Mademoiselle Merit Award for Literature. She has published 25 books: 6 novels for adults, 3 adult non fiction works (2 on auto racing, one on education) and 16 juveniles with automotive themes. She was a Motorsports Correspondent for Autoweek and is currently a World Book Encyclopedia contributor on auto racing. She was an auto racing timer and scorer for many years for numerous drivers including Paul Newman, Al Unser Sr., Bobby Rahal and Keke Rosberg.
MAJOR PUBLICATIONS
NOVELS:
MOSS ON THE NORTH SIDE, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, Toronto,
1966; Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1967; Limes Verlag, Wiesbaden, 1969 (German title: WIE DER REGEN IM WALD);
Avon, New York, 1972; Pocket Books, New York, 1978.
A KILLING FROST, Houghton Mifflin, Boston, Toronto, 1967; Limes
Verlag, Wiesbaden, 1970 (German title: WIE SPATES LICHT
AUT VOGELFEDERN); Deutscher Tashenbuch Verlag
(paperback), 1973; Avon, New York, 1973; Pocket Books,
New York, 1978.
CALE, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, Toronto, 1970; Avon, New
York, 1972; Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1986.
SHADOW OF THE MOUNTAIN, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, Toronto,
1977; Pocket Books, New York, 1978.
BONE OF MY BONES, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York, 1982.
ON THE SEVENTH DAY, GOD CREATED THE CHEVROLET, Algonquin Books
of Chapel Hill, 1993.
NON-FICTION:
CHANGE, A Handbook for the Teaching of English and Social
Studies in the Secondary Schools, LINC Press, Durham,
North Carolina, 1971.
THE STAINLESS STEEL CARROT, An Auto Racing Odyssey, Houghton
Mifflin Co., Boston, Toronto, 1973; Updated version, to be published in 2011.
DIRT TRACKS TO GLORY, The Early Days of Stock Car Racing as Told
by the Participants, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill,
1983.
JUVENILE NON-FICTION:
WORLD OF RACING, 10 titles, Childrens Press, Chicago
ERIC SPEED RACING BOOKS, 4 titles, Grosset & Dunlap
I CAN BE A RACE CAR DRIVER, Childrens Press, Chicago
THE TRUE BOOK OF AUTOMOBILES, Childrens Press, Chicago
Durham, North Carolina
Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. She graduated from Woman's College, now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro , also known as UNC Greensboro, is a public university in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States and is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate, 61 master's and 26...
, in 1962. She received her master's degree from Hollins College (now Hollins University
Hollins University
Hollins University is a four-year institution of higher education, a private university located on a campus on the border of Roanoke County, Virginia and Botetourt County, Virginia...
) in 1963 and studied at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
under a Wallace Stegner Creative Writing Fellowship 1965-66.
Wilkinson taught at various institutions including the Universities of North Carolina at Asheville
University of North Carolina at Asheville
The University of North Carolina at Asheville is a co-educational, four year, public liberal arts university. The university is also known as UNC Asheville. Located in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, UNCA is the only designated liberal arts institution in the University of North...
and Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
, the College of William & Mary, Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar College is a liberal arts women's college in Sweet Briar, Virginia, about north of Lynchburg, Virginia. The school's Latin motto translates as: "She who has earned the rose may bear it."...
, Hollins University, Washington University and the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. She is a teaching scholar with the National Faculty. She received a number of literary awards including the Sir Walter Raleigh Award twice--in 1968 for A Killing Frost, and again in 1978 for Shadow of the Mountain, a Eugene Saxton Grant, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the UNC - Greensboro Alumnae Service Award, and a Mademoiselle Merit Award for Literature. She has published 25 books: 6 novels for adults, 3 adult non fiction works (2 on auto racing, one on education) and 16 juveniles with automotive themes. She was a Motorsports Correspondent for Autoweek and is currently a World Book Encyclopedia contributor on auto racing. She was an auto racing timer and scorer for many years for numerous drivers including Paul Newman, Al Unser Sr., Bobby Rahal and Keke Rosberg.
MAJOR PUBLICATIONS
NOVELS:
MOSS ON THE NORTH SIDE, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, Toronto,
1966; Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1967; Limes Verlag, Wiesbaden, 1969 (German title: WIE DER REGEN IM WALD);
Avon, New York, 1972; Pocket Books, New York, 1978.
A KILLING FROST, Houghton Mifflin, Boston, Toronto, 1967; Limes
Verlag, Wiesbaden, 1970 (German title: WIE SPATES LICHT
AUT VOGELFEDERN); Deutscher Tashenbuch Verlag
(paperback), 1973; Avon, New York, 1973; Pocket Books,
New York, 1978.
CALE, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, Toronto, 1970; Avon, New
York, 1972; Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1986.
SHADOW OF THE MOUNTAIN, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, Toronto,
1977; Pocket Books, New York, 1978.
BONE OF MY BONES, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York, 1982.
ON THE SEVENTH DAY, GOD CREATED THE CHEVROLET, Algonquin Books
of Chapel Hill, 1993.
NON-FICTION:
CHANGE, A Handbook for the Teaching of English and Social
Studies in the Secondary Schools, LINC Press, Durham,
North Carolina, 1971.
THE STAINLESS STEEL CARROT, An Auto Racing Odyssey, Houghton
Mifflin Co., Boston, Toronto, 1973; Updated version, to be published in 2011.
DIRT TRACKS TO GLORY, The Early Days of Stock Car Racing as Told
by the Participants, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill,
1983.
JUVENILE NON-FICTION:
WORLD OF RACING, 10 titles, Childrens Press, Chicago
ERIC SPEED RACING BOOKS, 4 titles, Grosset & Dunlap
I CAN BE A RACE CAR DRIVER, Childrens Press, Chicago
THE TRUE BOOK OF AUTOMOBILES, Childrens Press, Chicago