Awards & Winners

Patricia Wrightson

Date of Birth 19-June-1921
Place of Birth Lismore
(Australia, New South Wales)
Nationality Australia
Profession Writer, Novelist
Patricia Wrightson OBE was an Australian writer of several highly regarded and influential children's books. Her reputation came to rest largely on her magic realist titles. Her books, including the widely praised The Nargun and The Stars, were among the first Australian books for children to draw on Australian Aboriginal mythology. Her 27 books have been published in 16 languages. For her "lasting contribution" as a children's writer she received the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1986.

Awards by Patricia Wrightson

Check all the awards nominated and won by Patricia Wrightson.

1982


Nominations 1982 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel Behind the Wind