Patricia Wrightson

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Patricia Wrightson (b. 1921) is an Australian author who has written a number of highly regarded and influential children's books. She was born in Lismore, New South Wales on 19 June 1921. For many years she was editor of The School Magazine.

[edit] Awards

• 1982 Ditmar Award. Best Long Australian Science Fiction or Fantasy for Behind the Wind
• 1984 Dromkeen Medal^[1]
• 1986 won the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing

[edit] Selected Bibliography

• The Crooked Snake (1955). Winner Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year 1956.
• The Bunyip Hole (1958). Commended Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year 1959.
• The Rocks of Honey (1960)
• The Feather Star (1962). Commended Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year 1963.
• Down to Earth (1965)
• A Racecourse for Andy (1968)
• I Own the Racecourse! (1968). Highly commended Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year 1969.
• Beneath the Sun: an Australian collection for children (1972)
• An Older Kind of Magic (1972). Highly commended Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year 1973.
• The Nargun and The Stars (1973). Winner Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year 1969.
• Emu Stew: an illustrated collection of stories and poems for children (1976)
• The Ice is Coming (1977). Winner Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year 1978.
• The Human Experience of Fantasy (1978)
• The Dark Bright Water (1978)
• Night Outside (1979)
• Behind the Wind (1981). Highly commended Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year 1982.
• Journey Behind the Wind (1981)
• A Little Fear (1983). Winner Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year 1984.
• The Haunted Rivers (1983)
• Moon-dark (1987)
• The Song of Wirrun (1987)
• Manmorker (1989)
• Balyet (1989). Shortlist Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Older Readers 1990.
• The Old, Old Ngarang (1989)
• The Sugar-gum Tree (1991). Shortlist Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Younger Readers 1992.
• Shadows of Time (1994)
• Rattler's Place (1997). Honour Book Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Younger Readers 1998 (in Aussie Bites series)
• The Water Dragons (in Aussie Bites series)

[edit] Notes