Patricia Wrightson

Patricia Wrightson

Patricia Wrightson (born 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.

Awards

* 1982 Ditmar Award. Best Long Australian Science Fiction or Fantasy for "Behind the Wind"
* 1984 Dromkeen Medalcite web |title= Dromkeen Medal |publisher= Scholastic |url= http://www.scholastic.com.au/common/dromkeen/medal.asp |accessdate= 2007-07-15]
* 1986 won the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing

elected 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)

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