Awards & Winners

Joan Blos

Date of Birth 09-December-1928
Place of Birth New York City
(New York, United States of America, Area code 917)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Blos, Joan W. Blos, Joan Winsor Blos
Profession Teacher, Writer, Author
Joan Winsor Blos is an American writer, teacher and advocate for children's literacy. For her 1979 historical novel, A Gathering of Days, Blos won the U.S. National Book Award in category Children's Books and the Newbery Medal for the year's most distinguished contribution to American children's literature. She was born in New York City. She lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Awards by Joan Blos

Check all the awards nominated and won by Joan Blos.

1980


John Newbery Medal
Honored for : A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal
National Book Award for Children's Books (Hardcover)
Honored for : A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal

Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
John Newbery Medal A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal
National Book Award for Children's Books (Hardcover) A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal