Madeleine St John

Madeleine St John
Born(1941-11-12)November 12, 1941
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died18 June 2006(2006-06-18) (aged 64)
London, England
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAustralian
Years active1993-1999
Notable worksThe Women in Black
The Essence of the Thing

Madeleine St John (12 November 1941  18 June 2006) was an Australian writer, the first Australian woman to be shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction (in 1997 for her novel The Essence of the Thing).