Christobel Rosemary Mattingley (1931 – 1 June 2019) was an award-winning Australian author of books for children and adults. Her book ''Rummage'' won the
Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers and
Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book in 1982. In the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours Mattingley was made a
Member of the Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an Order (distinction), honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Monarchy of Australia, Queen of Aus ...
for "service to literature, particularly children's literature, and for community service through her commitment to social and cultural issues".
Her last book was ''Maralinga's long shadow: Yvonne's story'', which was published in 2016 and won the 2017 the Young People's History Prize at the
NSW Premier's History Awards.
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*Mattingley, Christobel (1996). ''Escape from Sarajevo.''
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1931 births
2019 deaths
Australian women writers
Writers from South Australia
Members of the Order of Australia