Margaret Wild

Margaret Wild ( * 1948 in Eshowe, South Africa) is an Australian writer.

Wild grew up in Johannesburg. During and after school she wrote for local newspapers and magazines. In 1972, she moved to Sydney and worked as a journalist and editor in a children's book publisher. She has already written over 40 children 's books and is one of Australia's most popular authors.

Works

• The very best of friends Children's Book Council of Australia 's Picture Book of the Year Award 1990

• Aurealis Award - Children's Book 2006

• Bilby Award Early Readers Award 2006

• CBC Book of the Year - Picture Book Winner in 2000

• German Youth Literature Award 2004 in the category of a picture book

• Nominated for the Children's Book Council of Australia 's Picture Book of the Year Award 2002
• Nominated for the New South Wales Premier 's Literary Awards 2002
• LYNX 201, November 2003

• Reading Peter June 2006
• Catholic Children and Youth Book Prize 2007

• Author
• Australian literature
• Literature ( English )
• Literature ( 20th century)
• Children 's and Youth Literature
• Australian
• Born in 1948
• Woman