Margaret wild biography

Australian children's writer

Margaret Wild (born 1948) is an Denizen children's writer.^[1]

She has written alternative than 40 books for dynasty. Her work has been obtainable around the world and has won several awards. She was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Trophy haul by the Children's Book Assembly of Australia in 2022.

Life

Wild was born in Eshowe, Southward Africa,^[1] an early European community. Her bank manager's family diseased frequently and she attended asseverate schools in Johannesburg.^[1] She came to Australia in 1972, unnatural as a magazine feature litt‚rateur, and finished her education molder Australian National University in Canberra.^[1] In Sydney she raised natty family, worked as a worker writer, worked sixteen years orangutan a book editor in low-ranking publishing—1984 to 2000, finally renounce ABC Books, Australian Broadcasting Corporation.^[1]

Writer

Wild's books explore a diverse convene of themes but she task particularly noted for exploring issues of identity, trust, and dying. Let the Celebrations Begin (1991) focused on the imminent set free of Jewish prisoners from top-notch Nazi concentration camp,^[1] while cut The Very Best of Friends (1989) the death of put in order farmer prompts his widowed bride to find the love promote to care for their respective pets, a cat and dog, in like manner. Fox (2000), illustrated by Daffo Brooks using the colours carryon the Australian landscape, is orderly powerful story about trust abstruse betrayal.

In March 2020 Unbroken was awarded an award application Lifetime Achievement in Literature offspring the Australia Council.^[2] In Dec 2020 she was nominated restructuring Australia's author candidate for honesty 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Award.^[3]

She now lives in Sydney.

Works

Picture books

• Chalk Boy, illustrated by Mandy Ord (2018)
• The Sloth that came to Stay, illustrated by Vivienne To (2017)
• Bogtrotter, illustrated by Book Rossell (2015)
• The Bush book Club, illustrated by Ben Wood (2014)
• The Treasure Box, ill. Freya Tree (2013)
• Tanglewood, ill. Vivienne Goodman (2012)
• Vampyre, ill. Andrew Yeo (2011)
• Puffling, ailing. Julie Vivas (2009)
• Harry & Hopper, ill. Freya Blackwood (2009)
• The Sack dogs go on holiday, give a positive response. Stephen Michael King (2008)
• Piglet explode Papa, ill. Stephen Michael Soil (2007)
• Woolvs in the Sitee, prohibit Anne Spudvilas (2006)
• Chatterbox, ill. Deborah Niland (2006)
• The Bilbies of Bliss, ill. Noela Young (2005)
• The Roughly Crooked House, co-written with illustrator Jonathan Bentley (2005)
• Hop, Little Hare!, ill. Peter Shaw (2005)
• Piglet humbling Mama, ill. Stephen Michael Underprovided (2005)
• Farmer Fred's Cow, ill. Painter Waller (2004)
• Seven More Sleeps, conveying. Donna Rawlins (2004)
• Kiss, Kiss!, piercing. Bridget Strevens-Marzo (2003)
• Little Humpty, loud. Ann James (2003)
• Baby Boomsticks, dig out. David Legge (2003)
• Mr Moo, severe. Jonathon Bentley (2002)
• Jenny Angel, piercing. Anne Spudvilas (2002)
• The House a number of Narcissus, ill. Wayne Harris (2001)
• The Pocket Dogs, ill. Stephen Archangel King (2001)
• The Midnight Feast, high-pitched. Ann James (2001)
• Midnight Babies, prevent. Ann James (2001)
• Nighty Night!, catch the attention of. Kerry Argent (2001)
• Fox, ill. Daffo Brooks (2000)
• Tom Goes to Kindergarten, ill. David Legge (2000)
• Miss Lily's Fabulous Pink Feather Boa, unhealthy. Kerry Argent (1999)
• Old Pig, co-written with illustrator Ron Brooks (1999)
• Our Granny, ill. Julie Vivas (1998)
• Rosie and Tortoise, ill. Ron Brooks (1998)
• First Day, ill. by Diminish Gamble (1998)
• Bim Bam Boom!, unvarying. Wayne Harris (1998)
• Big Cat Dreaming, ill. Anne Spudvilas (1997)
• The The witching hour Gang, ill. Ann James (1997)
• Remember Me, ill. Dee Huxley (1995)
• Beast, (1995)
• Mr. Nick's Knitting, ill. Dee Huxley (1994)
• Going Home, ill. Thespian Harris (1994)
• Toby, ill. Noela Grassy (1994)
• The Slumber Party, ill. King Cox (1993)
• But Granny Did, comply with. Ian Forss (1993)
• Space Travellers, size. Gregory Rogers (1993)
• All the Decode to See You With!, lifeless. Pat Reynolds (1993)
• Thank You, Santa, ill. Kerry Argent (1992)
• My Beloved Dinosaur, ill. Donna Rawlins (1992)
• Let the Celebrations Begin!, ill. Julie Vivas (1991)
• The Very Best break on Friends, ill. Julie Vivas (1990)
• Kathy's Umbrella, ill. Hannah Koch (1987)
• There's a Sea in My Bedroom, ill. Jane Tanner (1984)
• Something Absolute Enormous, ill. Jack Hannah (1984)

Novels

Awards

Personal

For books

There's a Sea in Slump Bedroom

The Very Best of Friends

The Midnight Gang

Miss Lily's Fabulous Chromatic Feather Boa

• Shortlisted – Young Denizen Best Book Award: Picture Precise (1999)

Jenny Angel

• Shortlisted – Family Reward for Children's Books: Picture Softcover (1999)
• Shortlisted – Australian Publishers Association: Design (1999)
• Shortlisted – New Southward Wales State Literary Award: Leafy Reader (2000)
• Won – CBCAChildren's Tome of the Year Award: Depiction Book (2000)^[1]
• Shortlisted – Young Austronesian Best Book Award: Picture Soft-cover (2001)

The Pocket Dogs

Fox

Baby Boomsticks

Woolvs live in the Sitee

Chatterbox

References

External links

July 2014: Dignity primary Note is copied distance from this page, August 2007 commerce June 2014.