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Q&A English - Acceptable use of parentheses in an author's name

My legal name is Barbara but I have gone by Babs since I was in the 4th grade. I have written a children's book and wanted to list my name as Barbara (Babs) but my editor said that it might not ap...

5 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T12:40:28Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/47216
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T12:40:28Z (almost 5 years ago)
My legal name is Barbara but I have gone by Babs since I was in the 4th grade. I have written a children's book and wanted to list my name as Barbara (Babs) but my editor said that it might not appear very professional. She has never heard or seen anyone use parentheses as an author. Would the use of parentheses in an author's name seem amateurish?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-08-08T20:54:06Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 17