Wanda Cowley

Wanda McKenzie Cowley (7 September 1924 – 26 September 2017) was a New Zealand children's writer.[1]

Biography

Cowley was born in Auckland in 1924. She studied at the University of Auckland, completing a bachelor of arts degree and a diploma in education.[2]

Cowley died on 26 September 2017, at the age of 93. Her ashes were buried at Onetangi Cemetery on Waiheke Island.[3]

Publications
  • Biddy Alone (1988)[4]
  • Trespassers (Mallinson Rendel Publishers, 1991)[4][5]
  • Biddy and the Night Birds (Mallinson Rendel Publishers, 1994)[4]
  • Scrimshaw Secret (2007)[5]

References
  1. "Interview with Wanda Cowley". my.christchurchcitylibraries.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  2. "Wanda Cowley - Oxford Reference". www.oxfordreference.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  3. "Record for Wanda Cowley". Auckland Council. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  4. "Cowley, Wanda". Read NZ Te Pou Muramura. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  5. "Books by Wanda Cowley - Wheelers Books". www.wheelers.co.nz. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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