Occupation writer Name Winifred Birkett Language English Role Novelist | Nationality Australian Died 1975 Notable works Earth's Quality | |
Winifred Birkett (1897–1966) was an Australian novelist and poet who won the 1934 Australian Literature Society Gold Medal for her 1935 novel Earth's Quality.
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Life and career
Winifred Birkett was born in North Sydney, New South Wales in 1897, and educated at Sydney Church of England Grammar School. Her book, Earth's Quality was published by Angus and Robertson in 1935. She was president of the Sydney Lyceum Club in 1940. She remained in Sydney much of her life.
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Sonnet: "Forget me slowly dear. Let each day lie," Winifred Birkett, poetry 1930 (The Australia Woman's Mirror page 15).
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