Age, Biography and Wiki
| Birth Day | March 21, 1936 |
| Birth Place | New Zealand |
| Age | 84 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | Jul 23, 2012 (age 76) |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
Net worth: $15 Million (2024)
About
Notable for her Carnegie Medal-winning young adult books The Changeover and The Haunting, Mahy also penned the classic and widely-translated works The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate and A Lion in the Meadow.
Before Fame
After studying at both Auckland University College and Canterbury University College, she trained as a librarian and was eventually hired as the Canterbury Public Library's head Children's Librarian.
Trivia
Her numerous literary honors include the 2006
Family Life
She and her four younger siblings were raised in Whakatane, New Zealand. She later settled in Canterbury, New Zealand, with her two daughters (whom she raised alone).
Associated With
She and Joy Cowley are both well-known children's authors from New Zealand.
Some Margaret Mahy images
