Winifred Cawley was an English

English people

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 author of Children's literature

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Born to a family of humble circumstances in Felton

Felton, Northumberland

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, Northumberland

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, she won a scholarship to study English literature

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 at the Newcastle University. She completed a Diploma of Education

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 at University College London

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 in 1937. Her marriage to Arthur Clare Cawley

Arthur Clare Cawley

Arthur Clare Cawley was an English literature academic. He was foundation professor of English Language and Medieval Literature at the University of Leeds. The university currently offers a post-graduate scholarship in his name....

 cut short her post-graduate studies in Restoration drama; she pursued a teaching career in his work locations, including Leeds

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 and Brisbane

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, Australia

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In Australia, she wrote her first novel, "Down The Long Stairs" (1964). It was followed by "Feast Of The Serpent" (1969), and then "Gran At Coalgate" (1974) which won the Guardian Award

Guardian Award

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 for Children's literature. Her last novel was the semi-autobiographical "Silver Everything And Many Mansions" (1976).

External links

• Winifred Cawley at www.seaham.i12.com/myers, hosted by Northumbria University
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