Nicholasa Mohr was born on November 1, 1938. She is a well known Nuyorican writer. In 1973 she became the first Hispanic woman to have her literary works published by the large publishing houses. Her works are about growing up in the Puerto Rican comminities of the Bronx and El Barrio.
In 1973, her book Nilda, which traces the life of a teenage Puerto Rican girl who confronts prejudices during World War II era in New York was awarded the Jane Addams Children Book Award. In 1975 her second book El Bronx Remembered was awarded the New York Times Outstanding Book Award.
Her titles include: A Matter of Pride and Other Stories, The Song of el coqui and other Tales of Puerto Rico, The Magic Shell and I Never Seen My Father.
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