Patricia Wrightson

Patricia Wrightson
Photograph of Patricia Wrightson, née Alice Patricia Furlonger
Photograph of Patricia Wrightson, née Alice Patricia Furlonger
BornAlice Patricia Furlonger
(1921-07-19)19 July 1921
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Died15 March 2010(2010-03-15) (aged 88)
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Pen namePatricia Wrightson
OccupationWriter, editor
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAustralian
Period1955–2004
GenreChildren's literature, folklore, magic realism
SubjectFantasy (nonfiction)
Notable awardsHans Christian Andersen Award for Writing
1988
Order of the British Empire

Patricia Wrightson OBE (19 June 1921 – 15 March 2010) was an Australian writer of several highly regarded and influential children's books.[1] Employing a 'magic realism' style, her books, including the award-winning The Nargun and the Stars (1973), were among the first Australian books for children to draw on Australian Aboriginal mythology.[2] Her 27 books have been published in 16 languages.[3]

For her "lasting contribution" as a children's writer, she received the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1986.[4][5]

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