Thurley Fowler

Australian author Thurley Fowler

Thurley Fowler
Born1925
Griffith, New South Wales
OccupationWriter for children
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAustralian
Years active1981-
Notable worksThe Green Wind
Notable awards1986 Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers

Thurley Fowler (born 1925) is an Australian writer for children who was born in Griffith in New South Wales.[1]

Fowler grew up in the Murrumbidgee irrigation area, before moving to Melbourne where she raised her family.[1]

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

  • 1986 Children's Book of the Year: Older Readers Award for The Green Wind

References

  1. ^ a b "Austlit — Thurley Fowler". Austlit. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
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