Christobel Mattingley
Author's name:
Christobel Mattingley
Author description:
Christobel Mattingley has published 46 books. Some have won awards, been shortlisted, translated or made into films by the ABC. Mattingley writes for all ages, from picture books to biography and history. No Gun for Asmir (1993), the first in her trilogy about a Bosnian refugee family, has been reprinted 20 times. Her groundbreaking South Australian Aboriginal history, Survival in Our Own Land (1988), now in its 4th edition, has become the standard reference. She is working again with Aboriginal people to help them tell the Maralinga story. her forthcoming children's book, Chelonia Green, deals with the effects of marine pollution on turtles.
Latest book:
Battle Order 204: A Bomber Pilot's Story
Allen & Unwin, Melbourne, Australia, 2007
Battle Order 204, already in its 4th printing in four months and to be released in Britain and USA in September, is the story of Mattingley's husband David's years as an RAAF pilot serving in RAF Bomber Command. David's passion for planes culminated in flying the mighty Lancaster on 23 missions over occupied Europe in 1944. On fateful Battle Order 204 his plane was shot up three times over Germany. But despite a fractured skull, severed tendons and artery in his right hand, and injured shoulder and leg, he brought his plane and precious crew back to their home base.
Sample bibliography:
King of the Wilderness: The Life of Deny King
Text, Melbourne, Australia, 2001
Ruby of Trowutta: Recollections of a Country Postmistress
Montpellier Press, Hobart, Australia, 2003
Nest Egg: A Clutch of Poems
Triple D Books, Wagga, Australia, 2005
No Gun for Asmir
Puffin Books, Melbourne, Australia, 1993
First Friend
Puffin Books, Melbourne, Australia, 2000
Genres:
Australiana, (Auto)biography, Essays/articles, Fantasy, Film/TV, Historical fiction, Literary fiction, Middle childhood, Multicultural, Non-fiction, Picture book, Poetry, Young adult fiction
Contact author:
Christobel Mattingley
Email: cmattingley@ozemail.com.au
Phone: 0883643571
Address: 10 Rosebank Tce, Stonyfell, SA 5066
Available for:
speaking engagements
The SA Writers' Centre is assisted by the South Australian Government through Arts SA, and the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory bodies.