Thurley Fowler Explained

Thurley Fowler
Birth Date:	21 March 1925
Birth Place:	Griffith, New South Wales, Australia
Death Place:	Frankston, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Writer for children
Language:	English
Nationality:	Australian
Notableworks:	The Green Wind
Awards:	1986
Years Active:	1981–1999

Thurley Fowler (21 March 1925 – 7 May 2024) was an Australian writer for children.

Biography

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. Fowler died in Frankston, Victoria on 7 May 2024, at the age of 99.^[2]

Bibliography

• 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

• 1986 Children's Book of the Year: Older Readers Award for The Green Wind

Notes and References

1. Web site: Austlit — Thurley Fowler . Austlit. 9 March 2024.
2. Web site: Thurley Fowler . My Tributes . 29 September 2024.