Mildred D. Taylor

For the American politician from New York, see Mildred F. Taylor.
Mildred D. Taylor
Born
Mildred DeLois Taylor

(1943-09-13) September 13, 1943
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
OccupationWriter
EducationUniversity of Toledo (BA)
University of Colorado, Boulder (MA)
GenreChildren's literature
Notable worksRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Notable awardsNewbery Medal (1977)
NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature (2003)
ALA Lifetime Achievement Award (2020)
Children's Literature Legacy Award (2021)
RelativesBrittany Friedman

Mildred DeLois Taylor (born September 13, 1943) is a Newbery Award-winning American young adult novelist. She is best known for her novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, part of her Logan family series.

Taylor is known for exploring powerful themes of family and racism faced by African Americans in the Deep South, in works that are accessible to young readers. She was awarded the 1977 Newbery Medal for Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and the inaugural NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature in 2003. In 2020 she received the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement from the American Library Association, and in 2021, she won the Children's Literature Legacy Award.

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