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]

Margaret Balderson
Born1935
Concord, New South Wales
Occupationnovelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAustralian
Years active1968–
Notable worksWhen Jays Fly to Barbmo
Notable awardsChildren's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers 1969

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]

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

Novels

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  • When Jays Fly to Barbmo, illustrated by Victor G. Ambrus (1968)
  • A Dog Called George (1975)
  • Blue and Gold Day, illustrated by Roger Haldane (1979)
  • Sea Bird with Elizabeth Smith (2002)
  • Junkyard Dogs, illustrated by Janine Dawson (2002)

Awards

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References

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