Crescent Dragonwagon (née Ellen Zolotow, November 25, 1952, New York City) is a multigenre writer. She has written fifty books, including two novels, seven cookbooks and culinary memoirs, more than twenty children's books, a biography, and a collection of poetry. In addition, she has written for magazines including The New York Times Book Review, Lear's, Cosmopolitan, McCall's, and The Horn Book.[5]
| Born | Ellen Zolotow November 25, 1952 New York City, US |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Cookbooks Children's literature |
| Spouse | Mark Graff (2019–present)[1][2] Ned Shank (1978–2000, until his death)[3][1][2] Mark Parsons (1970–1975)[3][1] |
| Partner | David R. Koff (until his death in 2014)[4] |
| Relatives | Charlotte Zolotow (mother) Maurice Zolotow (father) Steve Zolotow (brother) |
Dragonwagon is the daughter of the writers Charlotte and Maurice Zolotow and sister of professional poker player Steve Zolotow.[6] Although many of her cookbooks include non-vegetarian recipes, she has been a vegetarian since the age of 22.[7]
Dragonwagon and her late husband, Ned Shank, owned Dairy Hollow House, a country inn and restaurant in the Ozark Mountain community of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Dragonwagon later co-founded the non-profit Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow, and was active in the cultural and literary life of Arkansas throughout the 31 years she lived in the state full-time.[3]
Awards and nominations
editDragonwagon's tenth children's book, Half a Moon and One Whole Star, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney and published in 1986, was the winner of a Coretta Scott King Award, as well as a Reading Rainbow Selection. In 1991, she won Arkansas' Porter Prize.
| Year | Awards and nominations | Book |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Won: James Beard Foundation Award: Vegetarian/Healthy Focus | Passionate Vegetarian (2002)[8] |
| 1993 | Nominated: James Beard Foundation Award: Americana | The Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread: A Country Inn Cookbook (1992)[8] |
Books
editBiography
edit- Dragonwagon, Crescent (1977). Stevie Wonder. Flash Books. ISBN 0-8256-3908-5.
Cookbooks
edit- The Commune Cookbook. Simon & Schuster. 1972. ISBN 0-671-21152-8.
- The Bean Book. Workman Pub. 1972. ISBN 0-911104-16-X.
- Putting Up Stuff for the Cold Time: Canning, Preserving & Pickling for Those New to the Art or Not (1973)
- The Dairy Hollow House Cookbook (1986)
- Dragonwagon, Crescent (1992). Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread: A Country Inn Cookbook. Workman. ISBN 0-89480-751-X., Nominee, 1993 James Beard Awards, Americana.[9]
- Passionate Vegetarian (2002), Winner, 2003 James Beard Award, Vegetarian/Healthy Focus[9]
- The Cornbread Gospels (2007)
- Bean by Bean: A Cookbook (2011)
Children's books
edit- Rainy Day Together (Harper & Row, 1971), as by Ellen Parsons, children's picture book illustrated by Lillian Hoban
- When Light Turns into Night (1975), ISBN 0-06-021740-5
- Wind Rose (1976) ISBN 0-06-021741-3 (with Ronald Himler)
- Will It Be Okay? (1977), ISBN 0-06-021738-3
- Your Owl Friend (1977), ISBN 0-06-021731-6, picture book illus. Ruth Lercher Bornstein
- If You Call My Name (1981), ISBN 0-06-021744-8, picture book illus. David Palladini
- "Katie in the Morning" (1983), ISBN 0-06-021729-4, picture book illus. Betsy A. Day
- I Hate My Brother Harry (1983)
- Always, Always (1984), ISBN 0-02-733080-X
- Coconut (1984) ISBN 0-06-021759-6, picture book illus. Nancy Tafuri
- Alligator Arrived With Apples: A Potluck Alphabet Feast (1985) ISBN 0-7857-0010-2
- Half a Moon and One Whole Star (1986), ISBN 0-689-71415-7, picture book illus. Jerry Pinkney
- This Is the Bread I Baked for Ned (1989), ISBN 0-689-82353-3
- Home Place (1990), ISBN 978-0-027331-905, picture book illus. Jerry Pinkney
- Winter Holding Spring (1990), ISBN 0-02-733122-9
- Alligators and Others All Year Long (1993)
- Annie Flies the Birthday Bike (1993)
- Brass Button (1997)
- Bat in the Dining Room (1997)
- And Then It Rained / And Then the Sun Came Out (2002)
- Sack of Potatoes (2002)
- All the Awake Animals Are Almost Asleep (2012)
Novels
edit- The Year It Rained (1985) ISBN 0-02-733110-5
- To Take A Dare (1982) (co-authored with the late Paul Zindel)
References
edit- ^ a b c REX NELSON: Dragonwagon cooks
- ^ a b "Announcing the Forthcoming Publication of the 30th Anniversary Edition of Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread". The University of Arkansas Press. July 18, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Crescent Dragonwagon (1952–)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
- ^ Campbell, Duncan (March 13, 2014). "David Koff obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ Dragonwagon, Crescent (November 26, 2012). "Over and Over". The Horn Book.
- ^ Fox, Margalit (November 19, 2013). "Charlotte Zolotow, Author of Books on Children's Real Issues, Dies at 98". The New York Times. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
- ^ Krasner, Deborah. (2004). Wholesome Menus From the Passionate Vegetarian. Vegetarian Times . Issue 318. pp. 45–46.
- ^ a b "James Beard Awards: Cresent Dragonwagon". James Beard Foundation Award. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ a b James Beard Foundation Awards: Crescent Dragonwagon
External links
edit- Official website
- Official Biography
- Crescent Dragonwagon at Library of Congress Authorities — with 40 catalog records
