Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson
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OccupationWriter, illustrator
Notable awardsNewbery Honor (2024)
Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson | |
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| Occupation | Writer, illustrator |
| Alma mater | California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt |
| Notable awards | Newbery Honor (2024) |
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Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson is an Iñupiat children's book author.[1] After growing up in Point Hope, Alaska, she attended CalPoly Humbolt to study studio art; after graduating, she returned to Utqiagvik to teach middle school.[2] Her debut novel, Eagle Drums, was released on September 12, 2023, and earned a Newbery Honor in 2024.[3][4]
Hopson has also taught workshops on gardening in Utqiagvik;[5] in 2015, she started a small farm, Gardens in the Arctic.[6][7]
