A. E. (Amelia E.) Johnson

Amelia E. Johnson, born Amelia Etta Hall in Toronto in 1858, was a Canadian writer, poet, and editor who later lived and worked in the United States. She was educated in Montreal and became known in print as Mrs. A. E. Johnson after marrying the Rev. Harvey Johnson, a prominent Baptist minister in Baltimore.

She wrote novels, short fiction, and poetry, and is especially remembered as an early Black woman novelist in North America. Her best-known books include Clarence and Corinne; or, God's Way (1890) and The Hazeley Family (1894). As an editor, she also launched The Joy and The Ivy, short-lived magazines created for young Black readers and aimed at sharing stories, culture, and history.

Johnson's work is often noted for its strong moral focus and for the way it pays attention to the social world around its characters rather than relying on stereotypes. Although some details of her life remain lightly documented, the record clearly shows a writer who helped widen space for Black voices in late 19th-century literature and publishing.