Winifred Birkett

Winifred Birkett
Born	1897 North Sydney, New South Wales
Died	1975
Occupation	writer
Language	English
Nationality	Australian
Notable works	Earth's Quality

Winifred Birkett (1897–1975) was an Australian novelist and poet who was born in North Sydney, New South Wales in 1897,^[1] and later educated at Sydney Church of England Grammar School.^[2] She was president of the Sydney Lyceum Club in 1940.^[3]

Birkett won the 1934 Australian Literature Society Gold Medal for her 1935 novel Earth's Quality.^[4]

Bibliography

Novels

• Three Goats on a Bender (1934)
• Earth's Quality (1935)
• Portrait of Lucy (1938)

Poetry

• Edelweiss, and Other Poems (1932)

References

1. "Austlit – Winifred Birkett"
2. "Miss Winifred Birkett" The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 March 1935, p24S
3. "Christmas Parties Benefit Charities" ""The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 December 1940, p14
4. "Gold Medal – Australian Literary Society" The Canberra Times, 31 October 1936, p2