Winifred Birkett
Winifred Birkett was an Australian novelist and poet who won the 1934 ALS [Gold Medal|Australian Literature Society Gold Medal] for her 1935 novel Earth's Quality.
Life and career
Winifred Birkett was born in North Sydney, [New South Wales] in 1897, and educated at Sydney [Church of England Grammar School].Her book, Earth's Quality was published by Angus and Robertson in 1935.
She was president of the Sydney Lyceum [Club (Australia)|Lyceum Club] in 1940. She remained in Sydney much of her life.
Novels
Earth's Quality- ''Portrait of Lucy''
Poetry
- ''Edelweiss, and Other Poems''