This is a printable version of this page: print or return to the original page
AustLit logo

The Australian Literature Resource
COMMENT?
Born: 24 Apr 1948 South Africa
Gender: Female
Heritage: South African
Arrived in Australia: ca.1972
Biography:

Full biographical information is only available to AustLit Subscribers. A truncated and unformatted biographical extract follows:

Margaret Wild was born in Eshowe, a country town in South Africa. Her father was a bank manager and Wild's early life was spent frequently moving around; however, she spent a lot of time in Johannesburg and attended local state schools there. After leaving school, she worked as a journalist on country and city newspapers, including the West Rand Times and the Johannesburg Star. In 1974 she came to Australia and worked as a feature writer on several magazines including Dolly. She then completed h....

To gain full access to the AustLit database become a subscriber.


Awards:
Award information is only available to AustLit Subscribers.

 

Last amended: 12 Aug 2008