Black Girl You Are Atlas

About Renée Watson

Renée Watson is a #1 New York Times bestselling author educator and community activist. Her books have sold over one million copies. Her young adult novel Piecing Me Together (Bloomsbury 2017) received a Coretta Scott King Award and a Newbery Honor. Her children's picture books and novels for teens have received several awards and international recognition. She has given readings and lectures at many places including the United Nations the Library of Congress and the U.S. embassies in Japan and New Zealand. Her poetry and fiction center the experiences of Black girls and women and explore themes of home identity and the intersections of race class and gender.Ekua Holmes is a collage-based artist who investigates family histories relationship dynamics childhood impressions and the power of hope faith and self-determination in her work. She has created and led workshops been a visiting artist and lecturer and held artist residencies throughout New England. For her work in illustrating childrens literature Holmes is the recipient of a Caldecott Honor Coretta Scott Kings John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Robert Siebert and Horn Book awards. She is also currently Commissioner and Vice-Chair of the Boston Art Commission along with Associate Director at the Center for Art and Community Partnerships at MassArt.