Awards & Winners

Naomi Shihab Nye

Date of Birth 12-March-1952
Place of Birth St. Louis
(Missouri, United States of America, Area code 314, Area code 557)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Poet, Novelist, Songwriter, Author
Naomi Shihab Nye is a poet, songwriter, and novelist. She was born to a Palestinian father and American mother. Although she regards herself as a "wandering poet", she refers to San Antonio as her home. She says a visit to her grandmother in the village of Sinjil was a life-changing experience...

Awards by Naomi Shihab Nye

Check all the awards nominated and won by Naomi Shihab Nye.

2002


Lannan Literary Fellowship

Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
National Book Award for Young People's Literature 19 Varieties of Gazelle

1998


Jane Addams Chldren's Book Awards for Book for Older Children
Honored for : Habibi

Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Jane Addams Chldren's Book Awards for Book for Older Children Habibi

1995


Jane Addams Chldren's Book Awards for Picture Book
Honored for : Sitti's Secrets

Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Jane Addams Chldren's Book Awards for Picture Book Sitti's Secrets