Margaret Wild (1948-) Biography - Writings, Sidelights - Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards

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Born 1948, in South Africa; immigrated to Australia, 1972; Education: Attended Australian National University. Hobbies and other interests: Music, opera, frequenting cafés.

Agent—c/o Author Mail, ABC Books, Allen & Unwin, P.O. Box 8500, St. Leonards, New South Wales 1590, Australia.

Journalist, book editor, and children's author. Editor and publisher, ABC Books, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Children's Book Council of Australia, Picture Book of the Year designation, 1990, for The Very Best of Friends, Picture Book of the Year shortlist, 1997, for The Midnight Gang; Australian Books of the Year Awards shortlist, 1992, for Let the Celebrations Begin!; Children's Book Council of Australia Award shortlist, 2002, for Jinx; May Gibbs Literature Trust fellowship, La Trobe University, 2001.

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Margaret Wild (1948-) - Writings

There's a Sea in My Bedroom, illustrated by Jane Tanner, Nelson (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), 1984. Something Absolutely Enormous, illustrated by Jack Hannah, Ashton Scholastic (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), 1984. One Shoe On, illustrated by Hannah Koch, Hodder & Stoughton (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), 1984. Creatures in the Beard, illustrated by Margaret Power, Om…

Margaret Wild (1948-) - Sidelights

Margaret Wild is a prolific author of children's books whose themes sometimes address issues outside the norm of kids' literature: death and dying, grief, divorce, aging, and fears of being lost, overwhelmed, and bullied. Her realistic portrayals of these difficult subjects have been widely praised by critics and reviewers. Far from being morbid, Wild's other books are jubilan…

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2 months ago

who is she?