Margaret Balderson Explained

Margaret Balderson
Birth Date:1935
Birth Place:Concord, New South Wales
Occupation:novelist
Language:English
Nationality:Australian
Notableworks:When Jays Fly to Barbmo
Awards: 1969
Years Active:1968–

Margaret Balderson is an Australian novelist and writer for children who was born in Concord, New South Wales in 1935.[1] She won the 1969 award for her debut novel When Jays Fly to Barbmo.[2]

Balderson attended Fort Street High School before commencing library work. She undertook a working holiday to Europe in the 1960s and travelled to and worked in Norway where she gathered material for her debut novel.

Following her return to Australia she worked as resident house-mistress and librarian at Frensham School, Mittagong, NSW.

Novels

Awards

Notes and References

  1. http://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A41420 Austlit - Margaret Balderson
  2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136943729 "Book Council Award Winners", The Canberra Times, 12 July 1969, p16