Writing · Novel
Born Mar 12, 1936 · Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA
Active 1984–2002 · Awards: Hans Christian Andersen Award, MacArthur Fellows Program, Newbery Medal, Edgar Awards, Hans Christian Andersen Award, Ohio Women's Hall of Fame, Gustav-Heinemann-Friedenspreis für Kinder- und Jugendbücher, Children's Literature Legacy Award
Virginia Esther Hamilton was an American children's books author. She wrote 41 books, including M. C. Higgins, the Great (1974), for which she won the U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature and the Newbery Medal in 1975.