Margaret Wild
, b. 1948
Margaret Wild was born in Eshowe, South Africa, in 1948. Her father was a bank manager, and the family moved frequently. She attended state schools in Johannesburg. She came to Australia in 1972. She studied at Australian National University in Canberra, and worked as a freelance writer and book editor in children’s publishing. Since 1984, she has published over 60 picture books, many of them award-winning, including Let the Celebrations Begin (1991, illustrated by Julie Vivas), which focuses on the release of Jewish prisoners from a Nazi concentration camp, and Fox (2000, illustrated by Ron Brooks), a fable-like story of friendship and betrayal. Wild’s work is known for exploring difficult issues—on identity, trust, death, and fear. She lives in Sydney.
Sources:
Magpies: Talking about Books for Children, Author entry on Margaret Wild, magpies-net-au (accessed: March 25, 2020).
Profile at Wikipedia (accessed: March 25, 2020).
Bio prepared by Elizabeth Hale, University of New England, ehale@une.edu.au
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