Jacqueline Woodson's acceptance speech at the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Ceremony.
Jacqueline Woodson is an American author, born in 1963 and residing in Brooklyn, New York. She is the author of more than thirty books, including novels, poetry and picture books. She writes primarily for young teens, but also for children and adults. One of her most lauded books is the award winning autobiographical Brown Girl Dreaming (2014).
Why does Jacqueline Woodson write about young people? What does becoming an ALMA laureate mean to her and what does she have to say to young aspiring authors?
