Virginia Hamilton
Virginia Hamilton (March 12, 1936 – February 19, 2002) was an award-winning author of children's books. She wrote over 35 books, including M. C. Higgins, the Great, for which she won the National Book Award in 1974 and the 1975 Newbery Medal.
Virginia Hamilton grew up in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Virginia Hamilton was named for her grandfather's home state. She attended Antioch College and then transferred to Ohio State University. She married the poet Arnold Adoff in 1960. Virginia loved old movies, trees, and Ohio sunsets.
Hamilton's first book, Zeely, was published in 1967, and she continued to write for the rest of her life. Her protagonists are generally African-American, and she is known as a leader in the field of African-American children's literature.
During her lifetime, Virginia Hamilton received numerous awards, including the Edgar Allan Poe Award, the Coretta Scott King Award, the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award, and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.
The Virginia Hamilton Conference on Multicultural Literature for Youth has been held at Kent State University each year since 1984
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