Doctor Joan Merle Woodberry AM (10 February 1921 – 31 January 2010), born in

Narrabri, New South Wales Narrabri ( ) is a locality and seat of Narrabri Shire local government area in the North West Slopes, New South Wales, Australia on the Namoi River, northwest of Sydney. It sits on the junction of the Kamilaroi Highway and the Newell Highway. ...

was an Australian author and teacher. She was made a member of the Order of Australia in 1981 for services to literature and education, and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Tasmania in 2000.

Bibliography

Children's fiction

* ''Rafferty Takes to Fishing'' (1959) * ''Floodtide for Rafferty'' (1960) * '' Rafferty Rides a Winner'' (1961) * ''Come Back Peter'' (1968) * ''Ash Tuesday'' (1968) * ''The Cider Duck'' (1969) * ''Little Black Swan'' (1970) * ''A Garland of Gannets'' (1970)

Edited

* ''Andrew Bent and the Freedom of the Press in Van Diemen's Land'' (1972) * ''The Honour Book : Short Stories, Articles, Poetry'' (1978) * ''An Anthology of Short Stories, Articles and Poems by Tasmanian Authors'' (1979)

Non-fiction

* ''Historic Hobart Sketchbook'' (1976) with Frank Mather * ''New Norfolk Sketchbook'' (1977) with John Alty

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Woodberry, Joan 1921 births 2010 deaths 20th-century Australian novelists Australian children's writers Australian non-fiction writers Australian women novelists 20th-century Australian women writers Members of the Order of Australia