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Bio

Short Bio

Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, producer and #1 New York Times bestselling author of 39 books, including Why Fathers Cry at Night , An American Story , The Door of No Return , Becoming Muhammad Ali (co-authored with James Patterson), Rebound , which was shortlisted for the prestigious UK Carnegie Medal, and The Undefeated , the National Book Award nominee, Newbery Honor, and Caldecott Medal-winning picture book illustrated by Kadir Nelson. Kwame is also the Executive Producer, Showrunner, and [...] read more

Long Bio

Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, producer and #1 New York Times bestselling author of 39 books, including Why Fathers Cry at Night , An American Story , The Door of No Return , Becoming Muhammad Ali (co-authored with James Patterson), Rebound , which was shortlisted for the prestigious UK Carnegie Medal, and The Undefeated , the National Book Award nominee, Newbery Honor, and Caldecott Medal-winning picture book illustrated by Kadir Nelson. Kwame is the recipient of numerous awards, including The [...] read more

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Literacy Initiative

THE WRITE THING

Imagine having a Newbery Medal-winning author in your classroom as an advisor and a friend, providing personal and practical advice on how to teach writing workshop in the modern-day classroom. With The Write Thing, you can do just that! Kwame Alexander is the New York Times-bestselling author of The Crossover. With more than 10 years of experience conducting writing workshops in schools, Alexander shows how to shake up the ""traditional"" writing workshop and make writing fun again! His magnetic personality, infectious enthusiasm, and love of teaching come through to inspire all students to write. [...] read more

Q&A

Frequently Asked Questions

DO YOU READ YOUR EMAILS AND LETTERS? Absolutely! I love receiving letters and notes (and school sweatshirts...) from students. I read them on planes, on trains, even in the rain (when I leave my umbrella at home). And I get hundreds a week, which is really really cool, and I read some of them to my daughter and my wife and they LOVE them as much as I do. Thing is, because of all the books I gotta write and the schools I gotta visit (and the games I play with my daughter), I sadly never get a [...] read more