Jacqueline Woodson was born in Columbus, Ohio, and lived in Nelsonville, Ohio, before her family moved south. During her early years she lived in Greenville, South Carolina, before moving to See more

Some reviewers have labeled Woodson's writings as "issue-related", but she believes that her books address universal questions. She has tackled subjects that were not commonly discussed when her books were published, including interracial couples, See more

Some of the topics covered in Woodson's books raise flags for many censors. Homosexuality, child abuse, harsh language and other … See more

• 1995 Coretta Scott King Honor for I Hadn’t Meant to Tell You This
• 1996 Coretta Scott King Honor for From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun See more

[I wanted] to write about communities that were familiar to me and people that were familiar to me. I wanted to write about communities of color. I wanted to write about girls. I wanted to write about friendship and all of these things that I felt like were missing in … See more

Last Summer with Maizon, Woodson's first book, was praised by critics for creating positive female characters and the touching portrayal … See more

Woodson lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn, with her partner Juliet Widoff, a physician. The couple have two children, a daughter named Toshi Georgianna and a son named Jackson-Leroi. See more