Eve Pownall

Marjorie Evelyn "Eve" Pownall (; 12 January 1902 – 15 November 1982) was an Australian writer for children and historian. Her best known work was The Australia Book. She was a founding member of the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA), and the Eve Pownall Award for Information Books is presented each year by the CBCA in her honour.

Early life and education Marjorie Evelyn Sheridan was born on 12 January 1902 in Kings Cross, Sydney, Australia, the eldest of three children. Her father was Percival Joseph Sheridan and her mother Evelyn Irene, née Lane. The family lived in Kiama, Windsor, Muswellbrook, and Sydney, where Eve attended North Sydney Girls High School.

She undertook a secretarial course before finding work at Fox Film and then at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, until her marriage in December 1929.

Personal life and death She married Leslie Pownall in December 1929. The couple had two children.

Pownall died at her home in Forestville, Sydney, on 15 November 1982.