Thurley Fowler
Thurley Fowler | |
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| Born | 21 March 1925 Griffith, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 7 May 2024 (aged 99) Frankston, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Writer for children |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Years active | 1981–1999 |
| Notable works | The Green Wind |
| Notable awards | 1986 Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers |
Thurley Fowler (21 March 1925 – 7 May 2024) was an Australian writer for children.
Biography
[edit]Fowler was born in Griffith, New South Wales on 21 March 1925.[1][2] She grew up in the Murrumbidgee irrigation area, before moving to Melbourne where she raised her family.[1] Fowler died in Frankston, Victoria on 7 May 2024, at the age of 99.[2]
Bibliography
[edit]- Wait For Me! Wait For Me! (1981)
- Fall of a Clown (1982)
- The Green Wind (1985)
- Am I Going With You? (1985)
- A Hippo Doing Backstrkes (1988)
- The Kid from Licorice Hill (1988)
- There's a Bushranger in My Bedroom (1990)
- The Wind is Silver (1991)
- The Light from Nowhere (1993)
- Journey to a Dream (1993)
- Not Again, Dad! (1994)
- The Caretakers (1994)
- A Brat Called Annie (1997)
- Hello World, It's Me (1999)
Awards
[edit]- 1986 Children's Book of the Year: Older Readers Award for The Green Wind
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Austlit — Thurley Fowler". Austlit. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Thurley Fowler". My Tributes. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
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