Amina Luqman-Dawson

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]

Luqman-Dawson in 2023

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.

External links

• Official website