Coretta Scott King Award
1 appearances
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Edition 52 (2021) Winner
Tracy Deonn
トレイシー・デオン
Toreishī Deon
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- United States
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- central North Carolina → Chapel Hill, North Carolina → San Francisco, California
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Educator, Video game production
- Active Years
- 2020-2025
- Affiliations
- PlayMakers Repertory Company, UNC Communications Department
- Memberships
- St. Anthony Hall
- Influenced By
- Susan Cooper
- Nominations
- 2021 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book nominee, 2021 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book nominee
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | — | Communication and Performance Studies | 学士号および修士号 | — | United States |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Communication and Performance Studies
Degree:
学士号および修士号
Year of Graduation:
2008
Country:
United States
Member of St. Anthony Hall
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Coretta Scott King–John Steptoe Award for New Talent | Legendborn | New Talent | American Library Association | Winner |
| 2021 | Ignyte Award | Legendborn | Best Young Adult Novel | FIYAH | Winner |
Coretta Scott King–John Steptoe Award for New Talent
2021
Work:
Legendborn
Category:
New Talent
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Winner
Ignyte Award
2021
Work:
Legendborn
Category:
Best Young Adult Novel
Organization:
FIYAH
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Legendborn
2020 Young Adult Fantasy 416 pagesAfter her mother's death, protagonist uncovers a secret society rooted in Arthurian legend blended with African American folk magic.
griefracismintergenerational traumaArthurian legendBlack folk magic
Bloodmarked
2022 Young Adult Fantasy 608 pagesSequel to Legendborn, delving deeper into racial politics, intergenerational trauma, and lore.
racial politicsintergenerational traumamagichero's journey
Oathbound
2025 Young Adult FantasyThird book in the Legendborn Cycle.
Bibliography
- Legendborn
- Bloodmarked
- Oathbound
- Black Girl, Becoming
- Vergence
- The Emperor and the Eversong
- Catalyst Rising
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Blend of Southern Black traditions and King Arthur mythosTeenage melodramaOrganic queer representation
- Recurring Motifs
- intergenerational traumaracial violenceloss and grief
Legacy
New York Times bestselling author pioneering Black American fantasy in YA genre. Winner of Coretta Scott King–John Steptoe Award.
Quotes
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Winning the Steptoe feels like a huge win not just for me and this book, but for fantasy as a genre and Black American fantasy in particular.
Source: Interview (2021)
Trivia
- Wrote her first short story at age 9, copyrighted by her mother.
- Did not write prose for ten years after her mother's death.
- Fan of Star Wars and Star Trek.