Thurley Fowler

Thurley Fowler
Born(1925-03-21)21 March 1925
Griffith, New South Wales, Australia
Died7 May 2024(2024-05-07) (aged 99)
Frankston, Victoria, Australia
OccupationWriter for children
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAustralian
Years active1981–1999
Notable worksThe Green Wind
Notable awards1986 Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers

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.[1] 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

References

  1. ^ a b "Austlit — Thurley Fowler". Austlit. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Thurley Fowler". My Tributes. Retrieved 29 September 2024.