Margaret Balderson is an Australian novelist and writer for children who was born in Concord, New South Wales in 1935.[1] She won the 1969 Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers award for her debut novel When Jays Fly to Barbmo.[2]
Margaret Balderson | |
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| Born | 1935 Concord, New South Wales |
| Occupation | novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Years active | 1968– |
| Notable works | When Jays Fly to Barbmo |
| Notable awards | Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers 1969 |
Balderson attended Fort Street High School before commencing library work. She undertook a working holiday to Europe in the 1960s and travelled to and worked in Norway where she gathered material for her debut novel.[2]
Following her return to Australia she worked as resident house-mistress and librarian at Frensham School, Mittagong, NSW.[1]
Novels
edit- When Jays Fly to Barbmo, illustrated by Victor G. Ambrus (1968)
- A Dog Called George (1975)
- Blue and Gold Day, illustrated by Roger Haldane (1979)
- Sea Bird with Elizabeth Smith (2002)
- Junkyard Dogs, illustrated by Janine Dawson (2002)
Awards
edit- 1969 – winner Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers, When Jays Fly to Barbmo
- 1969 – runner-up Carnegie Medal, When Jays Fly to Barbmo
- 1976 – highly commended Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers, A Dog Called George
References
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