Jenny Wagner (author)
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Born1939
England
OccupationAuthor
EducationUniversity of Melbourne
GenreChildren's literature
Jenny Wagner | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1939 England |
| Occupation | Author |
| Education | University of Melbourne |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Notable works | The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek John Brown, Rose, and the Midnight Cat |
| Notable awards | CBCA Children's Book of the Year (1974, 1978) |
Jenny Wagner (born 1939) is an Australian author, known for children's literature.
Wagner was born in England and arrived in Australia around 1948. She studied languages at Melbourne University, and was a scriptwriter for the Australian Broadcasting Commission TV series Bellbird.[1]
She later lived with her husband in Queensland,[2] in 1991 identified as the town of Eumundi.[3]
Before becoming a full-time writer, Wagner ran a coffee-lounge where, inspired by her Austrian-born mother-in-law, everything was made in the traditional way.[4]
