Born and raised in Yellow Springs, Ohio, Hamilton and her large extended family lived on a sprawling property that had been in the family since the 1850?s. From an early age that family encouraged her curiosity and pushed her to read voraciously and write profusely.<\/p>\n
?The past moves me and with me, although I remove myself from it. Its light often shines on this night traveler: and when it does, I scribble it down. Whatever pleasure is in it I need pass on. That's happiness. That is who I am.?<\/p>\n
-Virginia Hamilton<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Hamilton majored in literature and creative writing at Ohio State, graduating in 1958. After a stint in New York City, she resettled to her family farm along with her husband, poet Arnold Adoff. The pair raised two children while also devoting themselves to literary pursuits.<\/p>\n
Hamilton authored 41 books, from folktales to mysteries to biography. Along the way, she garnered every major award for youth writing, including Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing, a MacArthur Fellowship, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award and the University of Southern Mississippi de Grummond Medal.<\/p>\n
Though Hamilton passed away in 2002, three of her books published posthumously: Time Pieces<\/em>, Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby Girl<\/em>, and Wee Winnie Witch?s Skinny<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A masterful storyteller, Hamilton elevated children's and young adult literature with her rich and engaging narratives. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65186511,"featured_media":1288181,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[414371047],"tags":[414371584,414371239,414371278,201488387,414372294,195780539,414372292,414372293,414371206],"coauthors":[414371021],"class_list":["post-1288179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-livebig","tag-arts","tag-author","tag-black-history-month","tag-btn-livebig-2","tag-childrens-literature","tag-livebig-ohio-state","tag-virginia-hamilton","tag-writer","tag-writing"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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