Delores Phillips

Delores Phillips (26 September 1950 – 7 June 2014) was an American author who is known for her acclaimed debut novel, The Darkest Child (Soho Press, 2005).^[1][2]

Delores Phillips
Picture of Delores Phillips at Soho Press
Born	September 26, 1950
Died	June 7, 2014
Occupation	Poet novelist short story writer
Notable works	The Darkest Child (2005) Stumbling Blocks and Other Unfinished Work (2023, posth.)

Bio

Born in Georgia, Phillips explores the racial dynamics of the 1950s rural South in her book. She graduated from Cleveland State University and worked as a nurse in a facility for abused women and children in Cleveland.^[3] Her poetry has appeared in Jean’s Journal, Black Times, and The Crisis. She died at the age of 63.^[4]

Publications

• The Darkest Child. Soho Press, 2005. ISBN 9781569473788
  • The Darkest Child. Soho Press, 2018. ISBN 9781616958725 (New Edition with introduction by Tayari Jones.)
• Stumbling Blocks and Other Unfinished Work (2023, posth.)