Dawn Quigley (she/her/hers)

Dawn Quigley is a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe, North Dakota. She is the author of the award-winning Jo Jo Makoons series and the YA novel, "Apple in the Middle." She is an education university faculty member and a former K–12 reading and English teacher, as well as an Indian Education program codirector. Her new books are "Jo Jo Makoons: Rule School" and "Red Girl Danced."

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Awards: NCTE Charlotte Huck Honor Award; (twice winner): Indian Youth Literature Honor Award from ALA

Communities: Indigenous or Native American, Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe

Writing Her World: Girls of Color with Complex Lives

Bestselling authors of chapter books featuring girls of color share their strategies for writing books about girls who stand strong but are also full of insecurities as they grow up in an uncertain world. From Bree and Ellie to Jo Jo Makoons, Gabby Torres, and Lola Levine, how do authors write her world?

Education Room 351 (Seats 46, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  

Panelists: Monica Brown, Angela Dominguez, Leah Johnson, Dawn Quigley
Moderator: Desirée Cueto

Indigenous Voices and Stories of Resilience

Resilience to maintain well-being in the face of trauma and adversity have long been essential to the lives of Indigenous children. Three Indigenous authors share stories of Ojibwe, Cherokee, and Cree children who face the continuing trauma of residential schools and missing Indigenous women but are sustained by loving families and cultural traditions.

Education Room 353 (Seats 92, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 15, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  

Panelists: Violet Duncan, Dawn Quigley, Ginger Reno
Moderator: LaCher Pacheco

Books:

Jo Jo Makoons: Rule School

Children
HarperCollins
September 2024
ISBN 9780063315563
96 pages

Red Bird Danced

Children
HarperCollins Publishers
June 2024
ISBN 9780063223622
176 pages