George M. Fredrickson was an American author, activist, historian, and professor. He was the Edgar E. Robinson Professor of United States History at Stanford University until his retirement in 2002. After his retirement he continued to publish several texts, authoring a total of eight books and editing four more in addition to writing various articles. One of his best known works remains White Supremacy: A Comparative Study of American and South African History, which received the Ralph Waldo Emerson Prize and the Merle Curti Award as well as made him a finalist of the Pulitzer Prize for History and the National Book Award.
George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet and Christian Congregational minister. He became a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow-writer Lewis Carroll. In addition to his fairy tales, MacDonald wrote several works of Christian theology, including several collections of sermons.
George Mackay Brown was a Scottish poet, author and dramatist with a distinctly Orcadian character. He is widely regarded as one of the great Scottish poets of the 20th century.
George Frederick Maclear was an English clergyman, theological writer and headmaster at King's College School, London. He was the eldest son of the Rev. George Maclear, MA, chaplain of Bedford county prison (1832–69), by his wife Isabella Ingle. Educated at Bedford School, he obtained a scholarship at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1852, receiving a BA degree in 1855, followed by a distinguished academic career. He was the nephew of Thomas Maclear, Her Majesty's Astronomer at Cape Town, and cousin to John Maclear, admiral in the Royal Navy, and Basil Maclear.
George Madden Martin was the pen name of Mrs. Attwood R. Martin, an American fiction writer of short stories, novels, and plays. She was also a Harlem Renaissance supporter and activist.
George Madison Bodge was an American author and historian best known for his study of King Philip's War. He also wrote and edited numerous articles and books focusing on the Unitarian Church and genealogy.
George Manville Fenn was a prolific English novelist, journalist, editor and educationalist. Many of his novels were written with young adults in mind. His final book was his biography of a fellow writer for juveniles, George Alfred Henty.
George Roman Melnyk is a Canadian cultural historian. As of 2015 Melnyk is Professor Emeritus of Communication, Media and Film at the University of Calgary. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of Manitoba, a Master of Arts degree in history from the University of Chicago, and a Master of Arts degree in philosophy from the University of Toronto.
He is the author or editor of 30 books on Canadian Studies topics, including ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF CANADIAN CINEMA (2004) and FILM AND THE CITY (2014). His most recent books are WE ARE ONE: Poems from the Pandemic, FINDING REFUGE IN CANADA: NARRATIVES OF DISLOCATION and his literary memoir BREAKING WORDS: A LITERARY CONFESSION.
