Absey and Co., publishers of educational books including Where I’m From, Where Poems Come From. Contact them for reprint rights to any materials included in that book.

AppLit: Resources for Readers and Teachers of Appalachian Literature for Children and Young Adults includes a bibliography of my work, a bibliography of articles about me, and a lesson plan for using Mama Is a Miner.

Louise Borden, longtime writing friend from Cincinnati. We meet halfway between our houses and share manuscripts at a fast-food place off I-75. Her most recent book is The Journey That Saved Curious George.

Marie Bradby and I have been sharing friendship and manuscripts for many years. We’re in a writers group together, along with Ann and Leatha, and have taught together at the Appalachian Writers Workshop. Marie’s most recent book is Some Friend.

Peter Catalanotto, writer, illustrator, and great friend. We have done eight books together, and have another in the works. Read about his work at www.visitingauthors.com.

Hindman Setttlement School, in Hindman, Ky.,where I teach every summer at the Appalachian Writers Workshop.

Paul Brett Johnson, writer and illustrator, is a friend and the illustrator of A Traveling Cat.

Kentucky Educational Television offers:

“An Electronic Conversation with George Ella Lyon” is available on video. It was filmed with children in the studio and other classes linked by satellite. First aired in 1997.

“Everyday Voices,” five half-hour Adult Writing Workshops, is also available from KET.

“Creating Stories and Music” explores the connections between the two arts for fifth grade students. Also available from KET.

Leatha Kendrick, poetry sister and co-editor of Crossing Troublesome. We’re in a writers group and have taught together in a number of venues. We often write together via telephone with Martha Gehringer, another writers group member.

Ann W. Olson (also www.t1a1.com, photographer and writer, longtime friend and collaborator whose work (and farm) appear in Counting on the Woods and on this website. She also did the new photos in A Wordful Child.

Potato Hill Poetry, Andrew Green’s organization through which I often do all-day workshops about teaching poetry. Their website publishes hands-on teaching articles as well as poetry by students and teachers.

Shepherd College Department of English, “George Ella Lyon—Writer-in-Residence 2001”(November 6, 2001).

Something About the Author, vol. 148 (2004), includes an “Autobiography Feature”; with photos, as well as the usual biographical sidelights information and bibliography.

The United States of Poetry, an award-winning PBS series which included “Where I’m From” in both print (Abrams) and video (filmed at my house!), 1996.

Visiting Authors.com, which books my jobs and also handles book orders.

Wind Publications, publisher of Catalpa and Crossing Troublesome and the online Kentucky Literary News.