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.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Makhijani, Pooja (January 31, 2023). "Amina Luqman-Dawson's Newbery Win: A Dual Celebration". Publisher Weekly. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ Papadatos, Markos (March 17, 2023). "Meet Amina Luqman-Dawson: 2023 winner of the John Newbery Medal". Digital Journal. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ DeVoe, Jo (January 31, 2023). "Arlington author wins two literary awards for her novel 'Freewater'". Arlington Now. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
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