Short Bio:
Jason Reynolds is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and MacArthur Fellow, honored with
numerous awards including the Newbery, Printz, Coretta Scott King, NAACP Image, and Kirkus
Awards. He served as the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature from 2020–2022 and as a two-time National Book Award finalist. He currently lives in Washington, DC.
Awards & Accomplishments
- 2024 MacArthur Fellow
- National Book Award Finalist, Look Both Ways
- Caldecott Honor, There Was a Party for Langston
- Caldecott Honor Winner, Ain’t Burned All The Bright
- National Book Award Finalist and Carnegie Medal Winner, Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks, and was named one of the best books of 2019 by NPR, The New York Times, School Library Journal, and more.
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