Amina Luqman-Dawson

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Amina Luqman-Dawson is an American writer and author of the book Freewater. She is also the author of the pictorial book Images of America: African Americans of Petersburg and has published op-eds in both The Washington Post and San Francisco Chronicle . [1] She is the first black woman to win both the Newbery Medal [2] and Coretta Scott King Book Award, which she won for the children's book Freewater in 2023. [3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ Makhijani, Pooja (January 31, 2023). "Amina Luqman-Dawson's Newbery Win: A Dual Celebration". Publisher Weekly. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ Papadatos, Markos (March 17, 2023). "Meet Amina Luqman-Dawson: 2023 winner of the John Newbery Medal". Digital Journal. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ DeVoe, Jo (January 31, 2023). "Arlington author wins two literary awards for her novel 'Freewater'". Arlington Now. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  4. ↑ Hightower, Alexandra. "Profile of 2023 Newbery Medal and CSK Author Award winner Amina Luqman-Dawson". The Horn Book. Retrieved September 5, 2024.


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