Doris Gates | |
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| Born | Doris Gates November 26, 1901 Mountain View, California |
| Died | September 3, 1987 (aged 85) Carmel, California, USA |
| Occupation | Writer, librarian |
| Genre | Realistic children's literature |
| Notable works | Blue Willow |
| Notable awards | Lewis Carroll Shelf Award |
Doris Gates (November 26, 1901 – September 3, 1987) was one of America's first writers of realistic children's fiction. Her novel Blue Willow, about the experiences of Janey Larkin, the ten-year-old daughter of a migrant farm worker in 1930s California, is a Newbery Honor book and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award winner. A librarian in Fresno, California, Gates lived and worked among the people described in her novels. She is also known for her collections of Greek mythology.