
Writer | Author Alicia D. Williams
Alicia D. Williams is the award-winning author of Genesis Begins Again, which received the Newbery and Kirkus Prize honors, a William C. Morris finalist, and won the Coretta Scott King--John Steptoe Award for New Talent.
Alicia D. Williams - Wikipedia
Alicia Diane Williams (born September 26, 1970) [1] is an American author and teacher. Her debut novel, Genesis Begins Again, published in 2019, received wide praise and won a Newbery Honor, the Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe Award for New Talent, and was a finalist for the William C. Morris Award and Kirkus Prize for Young Readers Literature.
Alicia D. Williams- Books, Biography, and Author Information
Alicia D. Williams is a beloved teacher, oral storyteller, and award-nominated author. Known for her lively spirit, she blends drama and storytelling in her teaching.
Alicia D. Williams: We Are More Capable Than We Know
Apr 24, 2024 · In this interview, author Alicia D. Williams discusses how a NaNoWriMo challenge in the early months of the pandemic led to her new middle-grade novel-in-verse, Mid-Air.
Alicia D. Williams' on her new book 'Mid-Air' : NPR
Apr 21, 2024 · NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with author Alicia D. Williams about her latest book, Mid-Air. Written in verse, it's the story of a 13-year-old boy coming to terms with the loss of his best friend.
Alicia D. Williams – Highlights Foundation
Alicia D. Williams is the award-winning author of Genesis Begins Again, which received the Newbery and Kirkus Prize honors, a William C. Morris finalist, and won the Coretta Scott King–John Steptoe Award for New Talent.
Alicia D. Williams (Author of Genesis Begins Again) - Goodreads
Alicia D infuses her love for drama, movement, and storytelling to inspire students to write. And like other great storytellers, she made the leap into writing--and well, her story continues.
Alicia D. Williams - Penguin Random House
Alicia D. Williams’s debut, the middle-grade novel Genesis Begins Again, received a Newbery Honor and was a Kirkus Prize nominee and a Morris Award finalist. It also won the Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Author Award.
Alicia D. Williams | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster
An oral storyteller in the African American tradition, she lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. Alicia D. Williams is the author of Mid-Air, which was longlisted for the National Book Award; Genesis Begins Again, which received Newbery and Kirkus Prize ...
How Alicia D. Williams Is Reviving Storytelling for Black Children
Feb 8, 2021 · Newbery Honoree Alicia D. Williams is the author of Genesis Begins Again and the new picture book Jump at the Sun, the first biography of Zora Neale Hurston written for children. Zora looked up to the sky: I’m coming for you, sun. And the sun smiled down: I know.