Born | March 21, 1936, Whakatane, New Zealand |
Died | July 23, 2012, Christchurch, New Zealand |
Occupation | Writer, librarian |
Language | English |
Period | 1969–2012 |
Genre | Children's picture books, supernatural fiction |
Notable works | A Lion in the Meadow, The Haunting, The Changeover |
Notable awards | Carnegie Medal, 1982, 1984, Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing, 2006 |
About Margaret Mahy
Young Adult Author Margaret Mahy was born in New Zealand on March 21, 1936. She dies at the age of 76, on July 23, 2012.
Mahy is best known for her Carnegie Medal-winning young adult novels The Changeover and The Haunting, but she also wrote the classics The Man Whose Mother Was a Pirate and A Lion in the Meadow, which have been widely translated.
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Margaret Mahy before becoming famous
Margaret Mahy was born in the Zodiac sign Aries (The Ram), and 1936 is also the year of Rat (鼠) in the Chinese Zodiac.
She qualified as a librarian after studying at both Auckland University College and Canterbury University College, and was eventually hired as the chief Children's Librarian at the Canterbury Public Library.
Achievement of Margaret Mahy
The 2006 Children's Author Hans Christian Andersen Award, the 2003 New Zealand Post Children's Book Award, and the 2005 Phoenix Award are among her numerous literary accolades.
Margaret Mahy's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
She grew up in Whakatane, New Zealand, with her four younger siblings. She and her two girls eventually relocated in Canterbury, New Zealand (whom she raised alone).
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Margaret Mahy Collabed with
She and Children's Author Joy Cowley are both well-known New Zealand children's authors.
Margaret Mahy Income & Net worth
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