Author

Margaret Mahy

New Zealand children's author; the only writer to win the Carnegie Medal twice (1982 and 1984) and recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Medal

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Children's and YA fantasy, picture booksKnown for

Margaret Mahy lives in New Zealand and is internationally acknowledged as one of the most outstanding children's writers today. She is the author of more than two hundred books for children of all ages, two of which have received England's Carnegie Medal and others of which have garnered numerous citations from the American Library Association. She is also the recipient of An Order of New Zealand, the highest honor a citizen can receive. In 2006 she received the Hans Christian Andersen award for her contributions to international children's literature.

Born1936 · Whakatāne, New Zealand

Notable works The HauntingThe ChangeoverA Lion in the Meadow

HonoursCarnegie Medal (1982, 1984); Hans Christian Andersen Medal; Member of the Order of New Zealand (1993)