Writer/journalist Famous Names Starting with Letter M

An Australian author and playwright. She is the author of three novels, Coldwater (2001), The Snow Q

An Australian author and playwright. She is the author of three novels, Coldwater (2001), The Snow Queen (2003), Fivestar (2005), several plays and two books for children, Melissa, Queen of Evil (2006) and Dangerous Games (2007).McConnochie's novels, which have been praised for their vigorous plotting, vivid characterisation and humour, have consistently grappled with questions about celebrity and the possibilities open to women and women artists. The first, Coldwater, which was one of The Washington Post's Books of the Year and was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book (SE Asia and Pacific Region) transplants the Brontë sisters to a penal colony off the New South Wales Coast, using the plight of the three to explore different approaches to art, life and love. The second, The Snow Queen is set in Adelaide and tells the story of a former Russian ballerina stranded in post-war Australia,

Is an American historian specializing in East Central European history of the 19th and 20th century.

Is an American historian specializing in East Central European history of the 19th and 20th century. His historical works include: After the Holocaust: Polish-Jewish Relations in the Wake of World War II (2003), and Between Nazis and Soviets: Occupation Politics in Poland (2004).Chodakiewicz specializes in East Central European history of the 19th and 20th century including the history of Poland, Habsburg and Romanov Empires, Jewish-Polish relations, environmental politics, intellectual conservative tradition, and extremist movements, including communists and fascists. His special area of interest is World War II and its aftermath.

Is a renowned Czech contemporary composer, who is considered to be at the forefront of the "New Musi

Is a renowned Czech contemporary composer, who is considered to be at the forefront of the "New Music" movement.[1]In 1959 he discovered the compositional styles of the Second Viennese School and the European avant-garde movement, and integrated both forms into his new style. The first piece to come to the attention of the musical world outside of Czechoslovakia was his 3rd string quartet (1963), in large part due to the interpretation of the piece by the Novák Quartet which performed it in its concerts throughout Europe.

Is a Polish science fiction writer and journalist. He graduated from the Silesian University of Tech

Is a Polish science fiction writer and journalist. He graduated from the Silesian University of Technology in 1975. Most of his books and stories belong to the social science fiction genre and were written in the 1990s. Since then most of his writing have been journalistic, humorous, satirical essays, most of them published in the science fiction magazines Fenix and Fantastyka in his Piate Piwo (Fifth Beer) column.

Is a Dutch journalist and writer. She was the 2005 recipient of the Constantijn Huygens Prize.

Is a Dutch journalist and writer. She was the 2005 recipient of the Constantijn Huygens Prize.

Is a Dutch journalist and television presenter.Praag attended the academy of dramatic art in Amsterd

Is a Dutch journalist and television presenter.Praag attended the academy of dramatic art in Amsterdam, and worked for VARA television from 1968 onwards. She was the host of the television programs Fanclub and De Jonge Onderzoekers (The Young Researchers), and did editing work for the shows Twee voor Twaalf (Two to Twelve) and Hoe bestaat het? (freely translated: How can it be?).

Was an African-American poet and author born in Birmingham, Alabama. She wrote as Margaret Walker. O

Was an African-American poet and author born in Birmingham, Alabama. She wrote as Margaret Walker. One of her best-known poems is For My People.In 1935, Walker received her Bachelors of Arts Degree from Northwestern University and in 1936 she began work w

Is the celebrated Kenyan author of the novel The River and the Source, and its sequel, I Swear by Ap

Is the celebrated Kenyan author of the novel The River and the Source, and its sequel, I Swear by Apollo. The River and the Source follows four generations of Kenyan women in a rapidly changing country and society. Critics have described it as a wonderful

Was a Canadian poet.Avison was born in Galt, Ontario. She attended Victoria College and the Universi

Was a Canadian poet.Avison was born in Galt, Ontario. She attended Victoria College and the University of Toronto. Aside from her poetry, she also worked as a librarian, editor, social worker, and speaker. Her first collection of poems was called The Wint

Was an Australian poet, editor, and journalist.Curran was educated at the Ipswich Convent. She worke

Was an Australian poet, editor, and journalist.Curran was educated at the Ipswich Convent. She worked as a journalist and editor for the Queensland magazine The Steering Wheel and Society and Home, was a sub-editor for the Toowoomba Chronicle, and later edited the Country Woman and Producer's Review until her retirement. [1]

Is a Canadian writer. A prolific poet, novelist, literary critic, feminist and activist, she is a wi

Is a Canadian writer. A prolific poet, novelist, literary critic, feminist and activist, she is a winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and Prince of Asturias award for Literature, has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize five times, winning once, and has

Is a Canadian writer. A prolific poet, novelist, literary critic, feminist and activist,she is best

Is a Canadian writer. A prolific poet, novelist, literary critic, feminist and activist,she is best known for her work as a novelist, her poetry is noteworthy. Many of her poems have been inspired by myths, and fairy tales, which were an interest of hers from an early age. Atwood also published short stories in Playboy magazine.

Is an Australian food and cooking 'guru', writer, journalist, author, and commentator. She was the f

Is an Australian food and cooking 'guru', writer, journalist, author, and commentator. She was the first of this genre of writers in Australia.Her early recipes encouraged Australian housewives to vary the Australian staples of "meat and three vegetables" and to be creative with food. She 'discovered' food from exotic places such as Spain, Italy, India and China and as Cookery Editor, brought these into Australian homes through her articles in the Women's Day magazine.

Is an American television journalist, and has been involved in news reporting since 1975. She is mos

Is an American television journalist, and has been involved in news reporting since 1975. She is most known for her 13 year tenure on NBC's "Today" program and later 12 years of "Dateline NBC," and has acknowledged publicly her struggle with mental health and bipolar disorder. Pauley competed in debate and public speaking tournaments while enrolled at Warren Central High School in Indianapolis. Pauley graduated from Warren Central High School in 1968. She subsequently earned a scholarship to Indiana University, where she was involved in the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

An Australian writer. She is the author of Jake's Luck (1994) and A Woman of Air (1996) – winner o

An Australian writer. She is the author of Jake's Luck (1994) and A Woman of Air (1996) – winner of the inaugural Elle/Random House Fiction Prize.Margaret Packham was born in Sydney, Australia and attended Sutherland High School. She studied voice with Raymond Beatty and viola with Georgiana Maclean at the NSW Conservatorium of Music concurrently with nursing at Sydney Hospital. Subsequently, she completed a BA in English and Psychology and MLitt (Middle English/Chaucer) at the University of New England (NSW) and a DipEd at Mitchell College (Bathurst, NSW) and had a career first as a Nursing academic, during which time her research paper 'Literature in the Nursing Course' was published in The Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, Autumn, 1986. She then became a teacher of secondary English before committing herself to writing.

Was an English author of over 60 books, under the name of Rumer Godden.Godden grew up with her three

Was an English author of over 60 books, under the name of Rumer Godden.Godden grew up with her three sisters in Narayanganj, then part of colonial India. She returned to the United Kingdom with her sisters in her early 20s, training as a dance teacher. Sh

A small town in South Africa, and came to Australia in 1972. She now lives in Sydney. Before becomin

A small town in South Africa, and came to Australia in 1972. She now lives in Sydney. Before becoming a fulltime writer, Margaret was a journalist for newspapers and magazines and then she worked for sixteen years as a book editor in children's publishing. Margaret has written more than 40 books for children. Her books are published around the world and have won numerous awards.

Was a German composer and soprano. Some sources give her birthplace as Munich and others Mannheim, a

Was a German composer and soprano. Some sources give her birthplace as Munich and others Mannheim, and it was possible that the family was on tour in Frankfort on the date of her birth. She was the daughter of the singer, actress and dancer Magdalena Brochard Marchand and Theobald Hilary Marchand, director of the National Theatre of Mannheim. Margarethe studied music and composition in Munich with Franziska Lebrun and in Salzburg with Leopold Mozart. She apprenticed in supporting roles and debuted in 1787 at the age of 12 at the Mannheim Court Theater, performing the title role in The Youth by Johann Jakob Engel.[1]

Is the Manila correspondent and producer for Al Jazeera English[1].[2]She was previously a news fiel

Is the Manila correspondent and producer for Al Jazeera English[1].[2]She was previously a news field producer, editor, and reporter with CNN International, anchor, reporter and producer at ABS-CBN, and GMA Network in the Philippines.[3][4][5]

Is an author, journalist, lecturer, Wiccan priestess and radio journalist and correspondent for Nati

Is an author, journalist, lecturer, Wiccan priestess and radio journalist and correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR).Adler first worked for WBAI, FM 99.5, the Pacifica Radio outlet in New York City. She created the talk shows Hour of the Wolf in 1972 (still on the air as hosted by Jim Freund) and later Unstuck in Time.

Is a Dutch poet and a composer, conductor and educator of classical music.

Is a Dutch poet and a composer, conductor and educator of classical music.

Is a South African novelist.When she was two years old, the Poland family relocated to the Eastern C

Is a South African novelist.When she was two years old, the Poland family relocated to the Eastern Cape where she spent most of her formative years. After completing her secondary education at St Dominic’s Priory School in Port Elizabeth, Poland completed her Bachelor of Arts degree at Rhodes University, majoring in Social Anthropology and Xhosa. In 1971, Marguerite Poland completed her honours degree in African languages at Stellenbosch University. In 1977 she obtained her doctorate degree in Zulu folklore - her field of speciality being cattle - from the University of Natal. She also has an Honours degree in Comparative African Languages and an MA in Zulu Literature.

Was an American author of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and criticism. Her work evinced an interest

Was an American author of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and criticism. Her work evinced an interest in social issues and environmentalism.Her first book of poetry was published in 1937, while she was teaching high-school English in Indianapolis. In that s

Was the pseudonym of French novelist.Her first novel, Alexis, was published in 1929. Her intimate co

Was the pseudonym of French novelist.Her first novel, Alexis, was published in 1929. Her intimate companion at the time, a translator named Grace Frick, invited her to America, where she lectured in comparative literature in New York City. She and Frick became lovers in 1937, and would remain so until Frick's death in 1979.

A Japanese novelist.Mari Akasaka was born in Suginami, Tokyo, and studied Politics in the Law Depart

A Japanese novelist.Mari Akasaka was born in Suginami, Tokyo, and studied Politics in the Law Department at Keio University. In 1999 her novel Vibrator was nominated for the Akutagawa Prize. She was again nominated for the Akutagawa prize in 2000 for her novel, Muse, and won the Noma Literary Prize for New Writers for the same novel. Vibrator was adapted into a 2003 film starring Shinobu Terajima and Nao Omori.[1]