Jacqueline Woodson | |
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 Woodson at the 2018 U.S. National Book Festival | |
| Born | Jacqueline Amanda Woodson February 12, 1963 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | Adelphi University The New School |
| Period | 1990-present |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Subject | African-American literature |
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| Notable awards | National Book Award National Ambassador for Young People's Literature MacArthur Fellowship |
| Partner | Juliet Widoff |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | |
| jacquelinewoodson | |
Jacqueline Woodson (born February 12, 1963) is an American writer of books for children and adolescents. She is best known for Miracle's Boys, and her Newbery Honor-winning titles Brown Girl Dreaming, After Tupac and D Foster, Feathers, and Show Way. After serving as the Young People's Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017,[1] she was named the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, by the Library of Congress, for 2018 to 2019. Her novel Another Brooklyn was shortlisted for the 2016 National Book Award for Fiction.[2] She won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2018.[3] She was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2020.[4]
- ^ Kellogg, Carolyn (June 3, 2015), "Jacqueline Woodson named the new Young People’s Poet Laureate", Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Dwyer, Colin (October 6, 2016). "These Are The 2016 National Book Award Finalists". NPR. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ Schaub, Michael (March 27, 2018). "Jacqueline Woodson wins the world's largest prize for children's literature, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
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