Many authors and illustrators provide information for their readers on their professional (official) websites–things like booktrailers, readings, photographs of their artwork, and contact information. The following are selected African American author/illustrator websites. These are great resources for teachers and librarians, but they are also important to share with students.
*Note: This list is not comprehensive. If you would like to have your website listed, please let us know. You can email us at bridge2lit@gmail.com.
Jamie Adoff http://www.jaimeadoff.com/
Crystal Allen http://crystalallenbooks.com/
Coe Booth http://coebooth.com/
Colin Bootman http://www.colinbootman.net/
Tameka Fryer Brown http://www.tamekafryerbrown.com/
R. Gregorie Christie http://www.gas-art.com/
Bryan Collier http://www.bryancollier.com/
Floyd Cooper http://www.floydcooper.com/
Pat Cummings http://www.patcummings.com/
Christopher Paul Curtis http://www.randomhouse.com/features/christopherpaulcurtis/index.htm
Danita S. Davis http://tanitasdavis.com/books.shtml
Sharon Draper http://sharondraper.com/
Zetta Elliot http://www.zettaelliott.com/
Shane Evans http://www.shaneevans.com/
Sharon Flake http://www.sharongflake.com/
Sundee Frazier http://www.sundeefrazier.com/
Nikki Giovanni http://www.nikki-giovanni.com/
Nikki Grimes http://www.nikkigrimes.com/
Virginia Hamilton http://www.virginiahamilton.com/
Joyce Hansen http://www.joycehansen.com/
Gwendolyn Hooks http://www.gwendolynhooks.com/
Paula Chase Hyman http://www.paulachasehyman.com/
E.B. Lewis http://www.eblewis.com/illustration/eblewis.html
Kelly Starling Lyons http://www.kellystarlinglyons.com/
Tololwa M. Mollel http://tololwamollel.com/
Jess Mowry http://timoun.tripod.com/index.html
Walter Dean Myers http://www.walterdeanmyers.net/
Kadir Nelson http://www.kadirnelson.com/
G. Neri http://www.gregneri.com/
Brian Pinkney http://www.brianpinkney.net/
Jerry Pinkney http://www.jerrypinkneystudio.com/frameset.html
Sean Qualls http://seanqualls.com/
James Ransome http://www.jamesransome.com/
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich http://olugbemisolabooks.com/
Faith Ringgold http://www.faithringgold.com/
Synthia Saint James http://www.synthiasaintjames.com/index.htm
Charles R. Smith, Jr. http://www.charlesrsmithjr.com/
Patricia Smith http://wordwoman.ws/books.html
Javaka Steptoe http://www.javaka.com/
Shadra Strickland http://shadrastrickland.com/
Don Tate http://dontate.com/
Joyce Carol Thomas http://www.joycecarolthomas.com/index.html
Carole Boston Weatherford http://www.caroleweatherford.com/
Rita Williams-Garcia http://www.ritawg.com/
Brenda Woods http://brendawoods.net/
Jacqueline Woodson http://www.jacquelinewoodson.com/
Camille Yarbrough http://www.camilleyarbrough.com/