| Quail Hawkins | |
| Birth Name: | Helena Ann Hawkins |
| Birth Date: | 29 March 1905 |
| Birth Place: | Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Pacific Grove, California, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | University of California, Berkeley |
| Genre: | Children's literature |
Quail Hawkins (born Helena Ann Hawkins) was born on March 29, 1905, in Spokane, Washington.[1] She was an American bookseller and writer of children's literature. She died on August 16, 2002, in Pacific Grove, California.[2]
Hawkins was the oldest of seven children. Her father was a fruit wholesaler and her mother a columnist for a local newspaper, The Spokane Register. Hawkins attended the University of California, Berkeley in 1927, but did not complete a degree. She became a bookseller during the 1920s, ending up at Sather Gate Bookshop in 1931. Sather Gate is a supplier of books for schools and libraries. She worked there until 1972.[3] She also worked for Publishers Weekly and the University of California Press. She contributed to the 1963 Encyclopædia Britannica children's literature. According to a memoir, Hawkins once hired author Beverly Cleary to work at Sather Gate Bookshop for the holiday rush.[4]
At the time of her death, none of her books remained in print.
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