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Derrick Barnes is an award-winning American author. He is known for writing several popular series of children's books, and is a staff writer for Hallmark greeting cards. In 2018 Barnes received a Newbery Honor, a Coretta Scott King Award, and the Kirkus Prize for his book Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut.
Biography
[edit]Barnes grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. After graduating from Jackson State University with a degree in Marketing, he began his writing career in 1999 as the first black male copywriter for Hallmark.[1] In 2003, he left Hallmark and moved to New Orleans, where he worked a variety of jobs before signing a multi-book deal with children's book publisher Scholastic.[2] Barnes, his wife Dr. Tinka Barnes, and their four sons currently reside in Charlotte, North Carolina.[3][4]
Barnes is the author of the children's book series Ruby and the Booker Boys, and the books Stop Drop and Chill and The Low Down Bad Day Blues, all published by Scholastic. He also wrote the hardcover novel We Could Be Brothers, published by Sankofa Books.[5]
Barnes' best known work is Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, illustrated by Gordon C. James.[6] Crown was well received, featuring at the 2018 ALA Youth Media Awards and winning several awards including a 2018 Newbery Honor, a Coretta Scott King Award (for both author and illustrator), a Caldecott Honor, the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award (writer and illustrator), and the $50,000 Kirkus Prize.[3][7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Black Listed". Kansas City Pitch. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- ^ Wabuke, Hope. "For the Love of Black Boys: Derrick Barnes and His Ode to the Fresh Cut". The Root. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- ^ a b "Finding his swagger at KC barbershop helped this children's author win big". kansascity. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- ^ "Chatting with Derrick Barnes, Author of CROWN: An Ode to the Fresh Cut - (cool) progeny". coolprogeny.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- ^ "Derrick Barnes, Author Info, Published Books, Bio, Photo, Video, and More". AALBC.com, the African American Literature Book Club. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- ^ Schaub, Michael. "Rebecca Solnit and Ling Ma are among the winners of the $50,000 Kirkus Prize". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- ^ Poirot, Lissa. "Derrick Barnes, Gordon James win $50,000 Kirkus Prize". The Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
- ^ "Five Questions for Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James". The Horn Book. 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2018-11-01.