Betsy Byars, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Betsy Byars

American children's writer

Date of Birth: 07-Aug-1928

Place of Birth: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Profession: writer, children's writer, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Betsy Cromer Byars (born August 7, 1928) is an American author of children's books.
Her novel Summer of the Swans won the 1971 Newbery Medal.
She has also received a National Book Award for Young People's Literature for The Night Swimmers (1980) and an Edgar Award for Wanted ...
Mud Blossom (1991). Byars has been called "one of the ten best writers for children in the world" by Nancy Chambers, editor of the British literary journal Signal, and in 1987 Byars received the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement from the Catholic Library Association.
Due to the popularity of her books with children, she has also been listed as one of the Educational Paperback Association's top 100 authors.