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New Jersey City University proudly presents The 2nd Annual M. Jerry Weiss Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature Benefit Featuring
 Ms. Jacqueline Woodson, Author Recipient of the Newbery Honor Award and the Coretta Scott King Honor Book Thursday, April 10, 2008 Puccini’s Restaurant 1064 West Side Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey Cocktails 6:30 p.m. Dinner 7:30 p.m. Please RSVP by April 4, 2008 201.200.3196 or alumni@njcu.edu r.s.v.p. 2nd Annual M. Jerry Weiss Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature Benefit __ Yes! I will attend. __ No, I will not be able to attend.
Name(s): ________________________________________________________________________ Address: _____________________ City: ___________________ State: _________ Zip: ________ Telephone: ______________________________ Email: ___________________________________ Cost $125 per person I would like ________ tickets for the dinner. if you have not already done so, we invite you to make a gift at this time to the M. Jerry Weiss Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. I am making a gift of $_________ .My method of payment is q Personal Check in the amount of $__________________(Checks should be made payable to NJCU Foundation.Write M. Jerry Weiss Center in the memo portion of the check) Credit Card: __ MasterCard __ Visa Credit card #: _____________________________________ Exp. Date (MM/YY): ______________ ________________________________________________________________ Authorized Signature Please mail your response to: New Jersey City University Office of Development H112D 2039 Kennedy Boulevard Jersey City , NJ 07305
About Jacqueline Woodson
Born in Columbus, Ohio, Jacqueline Woodson lived on and off in Greenville, South Carolina, until she was seven and then settled in Brooklyn, New York, where she still resides. In 1985 Woodson graduated from college with a B.A. in English.
She worked as a drama therapist with runaway and homeless children in New York City in 1988 and 1989. A writing fellowship in 1990-1991 took her to the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts. She has taught in the M.F.A. program at Goddard College and been a fellow at the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Since 1996, she has spent part of each summer at writing camp for underprivileged young people fourteen and older sponsored by the National Book Foundation.
Woodson’s work has been widely recognized for its excellence. She has received the Kenyon Review Award for Literary Excellence in Fiction. Her book,
I Hadn’t Meant to Tell You This, was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an ALA Notable Children’s Book, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book, and a Jane Addams Peace Award Honor Book
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