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] 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.