Mem Fox

1946 -

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

country of citizenship: Australia

languages spoken, written or signed: English

occupation: writer, children's writer

award received: Dromkeen Medal, Centenary Medal, Member of the Order of Australia, Nan Chauncy Award

official website: www.memfox.com

Merrion Frances Fox AM (née Partridge; born 5 March 1946) is an Australian writer of children's books and an educationalist specialising in literacy. Fox has been semi-retired since 1996, but she still gives seminars and lives in Adelaide, South Australia. Source: Wikipedia (en)