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{{Short description|American author}}
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'''Eloise Jarvis McGraw''' ([[Maiden and married names|née]] '''Hamilton''';<ref name="OregonEncyclopedia">{{cite web|last1=Hardt|first1=Ulrich|title=William Corbin (1916-1999)|url=https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/corbin_william_1916_1999_/#.VEPN3xZmaSo|website=The Oregon Encyclopedia|publisher=Oregon Historical Society|accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref> December 9, 1915 – November 30, 2000) was an American author of [[Children's literature|children's books]] and young adult novels.<ref>Lauren Lynn McGraw, "Eloise Jarvis McGraw, 1915&ndash;2000," ''[[The Baum Bugle]]'', Vol. 45 No. 2 (Autumn 2001), pp. 5-7.</ref>

== Early life ==
Eloise Jarvis McGraw was born on December 9, 1915 in [[Houston, Texas]]. At age 8 her family moved to [[Oklahoma City]], at which time she began writing.<ref name="NYTObituary">{{cite news |title=Eloise McGraw, children's author, 84 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A67585390/ITOF |access-date=8 January 2025 |work=New York Times |date=5 December 2000 |page=C2 |via=Gale General OneFile}}</ref>

== Career ==
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McGraw's first professional writing was published in ''[[Jack and Jill (magazine)|Jack and Jill]]'' magazine in 1949. She also published short stories in ''[[Cricket (magazine)|Cricket]], [[Parents (magazine)|Parents’ Magazine]]'', and ''The Writer.'' <ref>{{Cite web |title=Eloise Jarvis McGraw (1915–2000) |url=https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/mcgraw_eloise_jarvis_1915_2000_/ |access-date=2025-11-10 |website=www.oregonencyclopedia.org |language=en}}</ref> Her first published book was ''Sawdust in His Shoes'' (1950), followed by a steady stream of works for both children and adults.<ref name="NYTObituary" /> Before turning fully to books, McGraw worked as a journalist.<ref name="OregonEncyclopedia" /> McGraw also contributed to the [[the Oz books|Oz series]] started by [[L. Frank Baum]]; working with her daughter, graphic artist and librarian Lauren Lynn McGraw, she wrote ''[[Merry Go Round in Oz]]'' (the last of the Oz books issued by Baum's publisher) and ''[[The Forbidden Fountain of Oz]]''.  The actual writing of the books was done entirely by Eloise; Lauren made story contributions significant enough for Eloise to assign her co-authorship credit. McGraw's ''[[The Rundelstone of Oz]]'' was published in 2000 without a credit to her daughter.

Author Gina Wickwar credited McGraw with help in the editing of her book ''[[The Hidden Prince of Oz]]'' (2000).<ref>Gina Wickwar, "Early Morning Musings: Writing ''The Hidden Prince of Oz''," ''The Baum Bugle'', Vol. 45 No. 2 (Autumn 2001), pp. 20-24.</ref>

McGraw painted the cover art for most of her books.<ref name="NYTObituary" /> She also designed the jacket for ''[[The Moorchild]]'' and three of her earlier books.<ref name="OregonEncyclopedia" />

=== Awards ===
[[File:Eloise Jarvis McGraw, conducts workshop on "Writing for Juveniles", 1973.jpg|thumb|McGraw, conducts workshop on "Writing for Juveniles", 1973<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fagan |first1=Beth |title=Creative arts Curriculum Combined with Seaside setting for Summer Study |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregonian-creative-arts-curriculum-c/157054936/ |access-date=13 October 2024 |work=The Oregonian |date=1 May 1973 |pages=33}}</ref>]]
She was awarded the [[Newbery Medal|Newbery Honor]] three times in three different decades, for her novels ''[[Moccasin Trail]]'' (1952), ''[[The Golden Goblet]]'' (1962), and ''[[The Moorchild]]'' (1997).<ref name="NYTObituary" /> ''A Really Weird Summer'' (1977) won an [[Edgar Award]] for Best Juvenile Mystery from the [[Mystery Writers of America]], as later did ''Tangled Web'' (1993).<ref name="NYTObituary" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://theedgars.com/awards/ |title=Search result for "Eloise Jarvis McGraw" in Edgars database (retrieved January 6, 2022) |access-date=January 9, 2022 |archive-date=July 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731232503/http://theedgars.com/awards/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> McGraw had a very strong interest in [[history]], and among the many books she wrote for children are ''[[Greensleeves (book)|Greensleeves]]'', ''[[The Seventeenth Swap]]'', ''[[The Striped Ships]]'' and ''[[Mara, Daughter of the Nile]]''. A [[Lewis Carroll Shelf Award]] was given to ''Moccasin Trail'' in 1963.

== Personal life ==
McGraw lived for many years in [[Portland, Oregon]] before dying in late 2000 of "complications of [[cancer]]."<ref>"Author, Correspondent, Friend: Tributes to Eloise Jarvis McGraw," ''The Baum Bugle'', Vol. 45 No. 2 (Autumn 2001), pp. 8-13.</ref> She was married to [[William Corbin (author)|William Corbin McGraw]], who died in 1999. They had two children, Peter and Lauren.<ref>[[Anne Commire|Commire, Anne]].  ''Something About the Author'', Gale Publishing, 1971</ref><ref name="NYTObituary" />

== Bibliography ==
* ''Sawdust in His Shoes'' (1950)
* ''Crown Fire'' (1951)
* ''[[Moccasin Trail]]'' (1952; Newbery Award winner)<ref name="NYTObituary" />
* ''[[Mara, Daughter of the Nile]]'' (1953)
* ''Pharaoh'' (1958; adult novel, set in [[Ancient Egypt]])<ref>McGarry, Daniel D., White, Sarah Harriman, ''Historical Fiction Guide: Annotated Chronological, Geographical, and Topical List of Five Thousand Selected Historical Novels''. Scarecrow Press, New York, 1963 (pg. 22)</ref>
* "Techniques of Fiction Writing", ''Writer'' (1959)
* ''[[The Golden Goblet]]'' (1961; Newbery Award winner)<ref name="NYTObituary" />
* ''[[Merry Go Round in Oz]]'' (1963; co-author Lauren Lynn Wagner)<ref name=drew>Drew, Bernard A. (2010). [https://books.google.com/books?id=c91Vrl20Y4sC&pg=PA197 ''Literary Afterlife: The Posthumous Continuations of 325 Authors' Fictional Characters''], p. 197. McFarland & Company, Inc.</ref>
* ''Greensleeves'' (1968)
*''Master Cornhill'' (1973)
* ''A Really Weird Summer'' (1977; Edgar Award winner)<ref name="NYTObituary" />
* ''Joel and the Great Merlini'' (1979)
* ''[[The Forbidden Fountain of Oz]]'' (1980, co-author Lauren Lynn Wagner)<ref name=drew/>
* ''The Money Room'' (1981)
* ''Hideaway'' (1983)
* ''The Seventeenth Swap'' (1986)
* ''The Trouble With Jacob'' (1988)
* ''The Striped Ships'' (1991)
* ''Tangled Webb'' (1993; Edgar Award nominee)<ref name="NYTObituary" />
* ''[[The Moorchild]]'' (1996; Newbery Award winner)<ref name="NYTObituary" />
* "Pajamas, the Sleepyhead Elf", ''[[Oz-story Magazine]]'' #4 (1998)<ref>{{cite web|title=Oz-story #4 |website=Hungry Tiger Press |url=http://www.hungrytigerpress.com/ozstory/ozstory4.shtml |access-date=21 June 2025}}</ref>
* ''[[The Rundelstone of Oz]]'' (2000; initially published in ''Oz-story Magazine'' #6)

==References==
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== External links ==
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*[http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv20868 Guide to the Eloise and William McGraw Papers 1923–1991] in the University of Oregon Libraries
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090521133702/http://www.ericshanower.com/tigertreats/mcgraw.shtml An Evening With Eloise Jarvis McGraw]
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