As per our current Database, Margaret Mahy has been died on Jul 23, 2012 (age 76).
When Margaret Mahy die, Margaret Mahy was 76 years old.
| Popular As | Margaret Mahy |
| Occupation | Young Adult Author |
| Age | 76 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Born | March 21, 1936 (New Zealand) |
| Birthday | March 21 |
| Town/City | New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
Margaret Mahy’s zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Margaret Mahy was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
Notable for her Carnegie Medal-winning young adult books The Changeover and The Haunting, Mahy also penned the classic and widely-translated works The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate and A Lion in the Meadow.
After studying at both Auckland University College and Canterbury University College, she trained as a librarian and was eventually hired as the Canterbury Public Library's head Children's Librarian.
Her numerous literary honors include the 2006 Hans Christian Andersen Award; the 2003 New Zealand Post Children's Book Award; and the 2005 Phoenix Award.
She and her four younger siblings were raised in Whakatane, New Zealand. She later settled in Canterbury, New Zealand, with her two daughters (whom she raised alone).
She and Joy Cowley are both well-known children's authors from New Zealand.
