About Wanda Cowley
Lived 1924 – 2017 (aged 92–93). Wanda Cowley was a New Zealand writer and children's writer.
Wanda McKenzie Cowley (7 September 1924 – 26 September 2017) was a New Zealand children's writer.
Biography Cowley was born in Auckland in 1924. She studied at the University of Auckland, completing a bachelor of arts degree and a diploma in education.
Cowley died on 26 September 2017, at the age of 93. Her ashes were buried at Onetangi Cemetery on Waiheke Island.
Publications Biddy Alone (1988) Trespassers (Mallinson Rendel Publishers, 1991) Biddy and the Night Birds (Mallinson Rendel Publishers, 1994) Scrimshaw Secret (2007)
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Who was Wanda Cowley?
New Zealand writer
When was Wanda Cowley born?
Wanda Cowley was born on 7 September 1924 in Auckland.
When did Wanda Cowley die?
Wanda Cowley died in 2017.
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Wanda Cowley was a writer and children's writer.
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Wanda Cowley was New Zealand.
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