Author Andrea Davis Pinkney

Author Andrea Davis Pinkney

Worlds Awaiting - Season 3, Episode 27 , Segment 4

Reader Identity, Favorite Books, and Writing

Episode: Reader Identity, Favorite Books, and Writing

  • Oct 24, 2018 7:00 pm
  • 13:23 mins

Every author has their own story of what got them into writing. Today Andrea Davis Pinkney shares hers. She also reflects on the discipline of writing and the new ideas that emerge from the struggle. Pinkney is author of many books for children and young adults, including picture books, novels, and non-fiction. Her books have received multiple Coretta Scott King Book Awards, Jane Addams Honor citations, nominations for the NAACP Image Awards, the Boston Globe/Horn book Honor medal, and many other accolades.