Margaret Mahy
New Zealand children's writer (1936-2012) · New Zealand · Writers · Died at 76
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Something wrong?Margaret Mahy was a New Zealand author of children's and young adult books. Many of her story plots have strong supernatural elements but her writing concentrates on the themes of human relationships and growing up. She wrote more than 100 picture books, 40 novels and 20 collections of short stories.
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Margaret Mahy was a New Zealand author of children's and young adult books. Many of her story plots have strong supernatural elements but her writing concentrates on the themes of human relationships and growing up. She wrote more than 100 picture books, 40 novels and 20 collections of short stories. At her death she was one of thirty writers to win the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for her "lasting contribution to children's literature".
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Witi IhimaeraBoth received Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Fiction)
Frank Cottrell-BoyceBoth received Carnegie Medal
Elizabeth AcevedoBoth received Carnegie Medal
Joy CowleyBoth received Esther Glen AwardBernard BeckettBoth received New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards
Janet FrameBoth received Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Fiction)Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.