Wanda McKenzie Cowley (7 September 1924 – 26 September 2017) was a New Zealand children's writer.

Biography

Cowley was born in

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in 1924. She studied at the

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, completing a bachelor of arts degree and a diploma in education. Cowley died on 26 September 2017, at the age of 93. Her ashes were buried at Onetangi Cemetery on

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Publications

* ''Biddy Alone'' (1988) * ''Trespassers'' (Mallinson Rendel Publishers, 1991) * ''Biddy and the Night Birds'' (Mallinson Rendel Publishers, 1994) *''Scrimshaw Secret'' (2007)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cowley, Wanda 1924 births 2017 deaths University of Auckland alumni Writers from Auckland New Zealand children's writers New Zealand women children's writers Burials at Onetangi Cemetery