Thea Astley
✶August 25, 1925
†August 17, 2004
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✶August 25, 1925
†August 17, 2004
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Thea Beatrice May Astley was an Australian novelist and short story writer. She was a prolific writer who was published for over 40 years from 1958. At the time of her death, she had won more Miles Franklin Awards, Australia's major literary award, than any other writer. As well as being a writer, she taught at all levels of education – primary, secondary and tertiary.
Australian novelist and short story writer (1925 – 2004)
Biography from the article Thea Astley on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.