Margaret Balderson

Margaret Balderson
Born 1935
Concord, New South Wales
Occupation novelist
Language English
Nationality Australian
Notable works When Jays Fly to Barbmo
Notable awards Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers 1969
Years active 1968–

Margaret Balderson is an Australian novelist and writer for children who was born in Concord, New South Wales in 1935.[1] She won the 1969 Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers award for her debut novel When Jays Fly to Barbmo.[2]

Balderson attended Fort Street High School before commencing library work. She undertook a working holiday to Europe in the 1960s and travelled to and worked in Norway where she gathered material for her debut novel.[2]

Followiwng her return to Australia she worked as resident house-mistress and librarian at Frensham School, Mittagong, NSW.[1]

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