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Margaret Mahy ONZ (21 March 1936 – 23 July 2012) 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.
Margaret Mahy is New Zealand’s most celebrated writer for children and young adults. In a 55-year career she published more than 120 titles: novels, picture books, short stories, poems and educational texts, as well as writing for film and television.
Margaret Mahy lives on Long Island, New Zealand, and travels widely, promoting reading. She has held writing fellowships in New Zealand and Australia, and in 2003 was awarded the Order of New Zealand for her contribution to children's literature and an honorary doctorate from the University of Canterbury.
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Internationally acclaimed New Zealand children's writer. Born in Whakatane in 1936, eldest of five children, Mahy was first published in the Bay of Plenty Beacon at 7 years old. She studied at University of Auckland 1952-1954 and University of Canterbury 1955, graduating with a BA degree. Attended NZ Library School 1956 to 1958, leaving to work ...
In brief. Margaret Mahy (1936–2012) is New Zealand’s most celebrated children’s writer. As the author of more than 120 titles - which have since been translated into 15 different languages – Mahy’s readership is vast. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as a librarian for over 10 years.
26 de jul. de 2012 · Margaret Mahy, an award-winning children’s author who tested the limits of her readers’ whimsy and courage with fantastical tales of witches, hauntings, infinite fog, and robbers brought to...
Educational magazines. Mahy, Margaret 1936–. views 1,777,026 updated. MAHY, Margaret 1936–. PERSONAL: Born March 21, 1936, in Whakatane, New Zealand; daughter of Frances George (a builder) and May (a teacher) Mahy; children: Penelope Helen, Bridget Frances. Education: University of New Zealand, B.A., 1958; diploma from New Zealand Library School.
