Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002

African American children's author.

From the description of Virginia Hamilton papers, 1938-2003 (bulk 1970-1999). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132880

Biographical Note

• 1953 - 1956 : Attended Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio
• 1956 - 1958 : B.A., Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
• 1959: Attended New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y.
• 1960: Married Arnold Adoff
• 1967: Published Zeely. New York: Macmillan
• 1968: Published The House of Dies Drear. New York: Macmillan
• 1971: Published The Planet of Junior Brown.
• 1972: Published W. E. B. Du Bois: A Biography. New York: Crowell
• 1974: Published M. C. Higgins, the Great. New York: Macmillan Published Paul Robeson: The Life and Times of a Black Man. New York: Harper and Row
• 1975: Published The Writings of W. E. B. Du Bois. New York: Crowell Received John Newbery Medal and National Book Award for M. C. Higgins, the Great
• 1976: Published Arilla Sun Down. New York: William Morrow
• 1980 - 1981 : Published the Justice trilogy, Dustland, The Gathering, and Justice and Her Brothers. New York: Greenwillow Books
• 1982: Published Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush. New York: Philomel
• 1983: Published The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl. New York: Harper Published Willie Bea and the Time the Martians Landed. New York: Greenwillow Books
• 1984: Published A Little Love. New York: Philomel Virginia Hamilton Lecture in Children's Literature established at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
• 1936, Mar. 12: Born, Yellow Springs, Ohio
• 1985: Published The People Could Fly. New York: Knopf
• 1988: Published Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave. New York: Knopf Published In the Beginning. New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich
• 1989: Published The Bells of Christmas. New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich
• 1990: Published Cousins. New York: Philomel
• 1992: Received Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing
• 1994: Honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
• 1995: Received Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal Fellow, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
• 1997: Published Her Stories. New York: Blue Sky Press
• 1998: Published Second Cousins. New York: Blue Sky Press
• 2002, Feb. 19: Died, Yellow Springs, Ohio
• 2003: Posthumous publication of Wee Winnie Witch's Skinny. New York: Blue Sky Press

From the guide to the Virginia Hamilton Papers, 1938-2003, (bulk 1970-1999), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)