2 Quotes & Sayings By Strickland W Gillilan
Strickland W. Gillilan was a noted fiction and non-fiction editor, specializing in the field of children's literature. He was a founder and editor of the book review section of the Saturday Review of Literature from 1914 to 1936. In 1926 he became an editor at Harper & Brothers, where he remained until his death
He was a founder and corresponding secretary of the American Booksellers Association in 1927 and a vice president in 1930. He was a contributor to The New York Times for many years and his long association with that newspaper gave him a unique understanding of writers and their works. He died in 1935.