AustLit

Margaret Britt came from England to Australia in 1951. Wanting work with horses she was first a governess on a Longreach sheep station, and then went to a Camooweal cattle property where she met her future husband who was the head-stockman. After they married they went contract mustering until in 1958. Jack Britt was appointed manager of Forestvale, a 1100 square mile cattle property in the Gulf country. Here they spent twelve years until in 1970, when the company transferred Jack to Lyndhurst, where they stayed for fourteen years.

Britt's experiences, first as an apprentice cattle hand, and later as a wife and mother - often the only white woman for scores of miles - have influenced her writing. She writes largely about the characters of the bush, recreating authentic outback scenes, people and conversations for her readers. Britt has had short stories published in various magazines. She has moved to Atherton.