Awards & Winners

Arna Bontemps

Date of Birth 13-October-1902
Place of Birth Alexandria
(United States of America, Louisiana, Rapides Parish)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Arna Wendell Bontemps, Arnaud "Arna" Wendell Bontemps
Profession Writer, Novelist, Librarian, Poet
Arnaud "Arna" Wendell Bontemps was an African-American poet, novelist and librarian, and a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance.

Awards by Arna Bontemps

Check all the awards nominated and won by Arna Bontemps.

1956


Jane Addams Children's Book Award
Honored for : Story of the Negro

Nominations 1956 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Jane Addams Children's Book Award Story of the Negro

1949


John Newbery Medal
Honored for : Story of the Negro

Nominations 1949 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
John Newbery Medal Story of the Negro