Biographical Sources for African American Short Fiction Writers

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Davis, Thadious. Afro-American Fiction Writers After 1955. [Vol. 33 of Dictionary of Literary Biography]. Detroit: Gale, 1984.

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Harris, Trudier. Afro-American Writers Before the Harlem Renaissance. [Vol. 50 of Dictionary of Literary Biography]. Detroit: Gale, 1986.

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---. Afro-American Writers From the Harlem Renaissance to 1940. [Vol. 51 of Dictionary of Literary Biography]. Detroit: Gale, 1987.

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Hawkins, Walter. African American Biographies: Profiles of 558 Current Men and Women. Jefferson: McFarland, 1992.

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Metzger, Linda. Black Writers: A Selection of Sketches from Contemporary Authors. Detroit: Gale, 1989.

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Shockley, Ann. Living Black American Authors: A Biographical Directory. New York: Bowker, 1973.

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Smith, Jessie. Notable Black American Women. Detroit: Gale, 1992.

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Spradling, Mary. In Black and White: A Guide to Magazine Articles, Newspaper Articles, and Books Concerning More Than 15,000 Black Individuals and Groups. 2 vols. Detroit: Gale, 1980.

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