Australian novelist and poet
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
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]
References
