Elizabeth O'Conner (1913 – 6 May 2000), born under the name Barbara Willard Lowe, was an Australian novelist. Elizabeth O'Conner was born in Dunedoo in New South Wales. After a childhood spent in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, she studied art in Adelaide and Sydney, before teaching at a Brisbane girls' boarding school.[1]
Elizabeth O'Conner | |
|---|---|
| Born | Barbara Willard Lowe 1913 Dunedoo, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 6 May 2000 (aged 86–87) Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
| Pen name | Anne Willard |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Period | 1958–1989 |
| Notable works | The Irishman Steak for Breakfast |
| Notable awards | Miles Franklin Award, 1960 |
She married Philip Birmingham McNamara, manager of a cattle station in March 1942[2] and moved to Queensland's Gulf Country, where she had four children.[3] She died in Atherton, Queensland in 2000.
Bibliography
Novels
- The Irishman (1960)
- Find a Woman (1963)
- The Chinee Bird (1966)
- The Winds of Fate (1977) - published under the pseudonym Anne Willard
- Spirit Man (1980)
- Darling Caroline (1980) - published under the pseudonym Anne Willard
Autobiography
- Steak for Breakfast (1958)
- A Second Helping (1969)
Awards
- 1960 — winner Miles Franklin Award for The Irishman[4]