Patricia Wrightson
Patricia Wrightson | |
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Photograph of Patricia Wrightson, née Alice Patricia Furlonger | |
| Born | Alice Patricia Furlonger 19 July 1921 Lismore, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 15 March 2010 (aged 88) Lismore, New South Wales, Australia |
| Pen name | Patricia Wrightson |
| Occupation | Writer, editor |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Period | 1955–2004 |
| Genre | Children's literature, folklore, magic realism |
| Subject | Fantasy (nonfiction) |
| Notable awards | Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing 1988 Order of the British Empire |
Patricia Wrightson OBE (19 June 1921 – 15 March 2010) was an Australian writer of several highly regarded and influential children's books. Employing a magic realism style, her books, including the award-winning The Nargun and the Stars (1973), were among the first Australian books for children to draw on Australian Aboriginal mythology. Her 27 books have been published in 16 languages.
For her "lasting contribution" as a children's writer, she received the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1986.