Dora Joan Potter (1915–1987) was an Australian children's author. She is best remembered for her novels set in the fictional Winterton girls boarding school. She worked as a secretary at the University of Adelaide, became an expert maths typist, and retired in 1976. She never married and died from cancer on 5 February 1987 at Fulham, South Australia. Her books were popular in their time.

Bibliography

* ''Pam Pays Her Debt'' (1945) * ''Those Summer Holidays'' (1946) * ''Margaret's Decision'' (1947) * ''Helen's Inheritance'' (1950) Winterton School series * ''With Wendy at Winterton School'' (1945) * ''Wendy Moves Up'' (1947) * ''Wendy in Charge'' (1947) * ''Althea's Term at Winterton'' (1948) * ''Winterton Holiday Cruise'' (1949) * ''A New Girl for Winterton'' (1950)

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20130115145705/http://www.bonzaschooldays.com/2009/08/dora-joan-potter-joan-potter.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Potter, Dora Joan 1915 births 1987 deaths Australian children's writers