Christobel Mattingley is one of Australia's most respected and admired writers.  She writes as she lives, with compassion, sincerity and a firm commitment to social justice.  Her books on the effects of war on people, especially refugees, (e.g. The Angel with a mouth organ, the Asmir trilogy) are compelling narratives of ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances, and she has also completed a major history work on the Aborigines of South Australia (Survival in our own land : 'Aboriginal' experiences in 'South Australia' since 1836 / told by Nungas and others)

Christobel was the winner of the 1999 Pheme Tanner Award for her life of contribution to children's literature.

Biography and studies

• The South Australian State Library has both biographical and bibliographical details
• Publishers notes from Penguin and Scholastic
• Austlit has a detailed biography and list of works, and you can search further in the database for reviews and analysis

For a broader list, have a browse through the Australian Authors and Illustrators page from the NSW branch of the Australian School Library Association.

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