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Joan de Hamel (31 March 1924 – 28 July 2011) was a
De Hamel won the 1979
New Zealand
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children's writer
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. She grew up in London, England
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and later moved to the Otago Peninsula. In addition to her writing she worked as a teacher, raised a family, and bred Angora goat
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Writing
De Hamel won the 1979 Esther Glen Award
The Esther Glen Award, or LIANZA Esther Glen Junior Fiction Award, is the longest running and the most renowned literary prize for New Zealand children's literature.
History
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for ''Take the Long Path'' (1978), and the 1985 A.W. Reed Memorial Award for ''Hemi's Pet'' (1985).
Other books written include:
* X Marks the Spot (1973)
* The Third Eye (1987)
* Hideaway (1992)
* Hemi and the Shorty Pyjamas (1996)
References
1924 births New Zealand writers 2011 deaths New Zealand children's writers New Zealand women children's writers British emigrants to New Zealand {{NewZealand-writer-stub