Cynthia Voigt
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Cynthia Voigt is an American writer and children's writer. She was born in Boston in 1942 and is educated at Smith College. Voigt speaks and writes in English, which is also her native language.
Her notable works include Homecoming, Dicey's Song, Tillerman Children, and A Solitary Blue. Her writing has received several awards, including the Margaret Edwards Award, the Newbery Medal, and Edgar Awards. She is recognized in the Newbery Medal collection.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 185
Top works
- Homecoming (SparkNotes Literature Guide)
- Dicey's Song (SparkNotes Literature Guide)
- Homecoming
- Dicey's Song, sequel to Homecoming Tillerman Children
- A Solitary Blue
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Cynthia
- Family name
- Voigt
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Edgar Awards
- Official website
- www.cynthiavoigt.com
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- date of birth
- 1942-02-25
Sources (7)
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