What is Margaret Mahy's middle name?
May
Margaret Mahy date of birth:
March 21, 1936
How old was Margaret Mahy when died?
76
Where was Margaret Mahy born?
Whakatane, New Zealand
When did Margaret Mahy die?
July 23, 2012
What is Margaret Mahy's ethnicity?
White
What is Margaret Mahy nationality?
New Zealander
What is Margaret Mahy's occupation?
Children's writer
Margaret Mahy claim to fame:
Award-winning Children's Books
What genre is Margaret Mahy's work?
Children's picture books, supernatural fiction
Short Biography
Margaret Mahy, ONZ (21 March 1936 – 23 July 2012) was a New Zealand author of children's and young adult books. Many of her story plots have strong supernatural elements but her writing concentrates on the themes of human relationships and growing up. She wrote more than 100 picture books, 40 novels and 20 collections of short stories. At her death she was one of thirty writers to win the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for her "lasting contribution to children's literature".