Winifred Birkett Explained

Winifred Birkett
Birth Date:	1897
Birth Place:	North Sydney, New South Wales
Death Date:	1966
Occupation:	writer
Language:	English
Nationality:	Australian
Notableworks:	Earth's Quality

Winifred Birkett (1897–1966) was an Australian novelist and poet who won the 1934 Australian Literature Society Gold Medal for her 1935 novel Earth's Quality.^[1]

Life and career

Winifred Birkett was born in North Sydney, New South Wales in 1897,^[2] and educated at Sydney Church of England Grammar School.^[3] Her book, Earth's Quality was published by Angus and Robertson in 1935.^[4] She was president of the Sydney Lyceum Club in 1940.^[5] She remained in Sydney much of her life.^[6]

Bibliography

Novels

• Three Goats on a Bender (1934)^[7]
• Earth's Quality (1935)
• Portrait of Lucy (1938)

Poetry

• Edelweiss, and Other Poems (1932)

Quotes

Sonnet: "Forget me slowly dear. Let each day lie," Winifred Birkett, poetry 1930 (The Australia Woman's Mirror page 15).^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: GOLD MEDAL - Australian Literature Society AWARD TO MISS WINIFRED BIRKETT - The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) - 31 Oct 1936. Trove. 2016-11-19.
2. Web site: Winifred Birkett. Austlit. www.austlit.edu.au. 2016-11-19.
3. Web site: MISS WINIFRED BIRKETT. - Young Australian Novelist.. Trove. 2016-11-19.
4. Web site: Book - Earth's quality.
5. Web site: CHRISTMAS PARTIES BENEFIT CHARITIES - GIFTS TO BRING JOY TO CHILDREN. Trophy Presented by Proxy. - The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) - 12 Dec 1940. Trove. 2016-11-19.
6. Web site: Birkett, Winifred - Author. Colonial Australian Popular Fiction. University of Melbourne School of Culture and Communication. en-gb. 2016-11-19.
7. Web site: Three goats on a bender / by Winifred Birkett. - Version details. Trove. 2016-11-19.
8. Web site: The Australian Woman's Mirror. Austlit. www.austlit.edu.au. 2016-11-19.