Anne Bower Ingram

For other people named Anne Ingram, see Anne Ingram (disambiguation).

Anne Bower Ingram OAM (1937–2010) was an Australian children's author and publisher.^[1]

Anne Bower Ingram OAM
Born	Anne Whitten Bower (1937-10-18)18 October 1937 Manilla, New South Wales
Died	26 March 2010(2010-03-26) (aged 72)
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Publisher
Known for	Children's literature

Life

Ingram was born in Manilla, New South Wales on 18 October 1937.^[2] She left school at 15 to work in a bookshop.^[1] At age 21 Ingram travelled to Britain, and joined the publisher William Collins.^[1]

Anne married Clark Ingram in 1964, but they divorced in 1977.^[1] Over her career, she launched and supported the careers of countless writers and illustrators and championed Australian children's literature in Australia and overseas.^[3]

For the 1988 bicentenary, Ingram organized for an exhibition of Australian children's book illustrations in Bologna and other European destinations.^[1]

Ingram died on 26 March 2010 aged 72.^[2]

Awards

• 1984 Lady Cutler Award for Distinguished Services to Children's Literature in New South Wales^[2]
• 1985 Dromkeen Medal^[4]
• 1986 Medal of the Order of Australia^[5]

Works

• Shudders and Shakes: Ghostly tales from Australia, Collins, 1972 OCLC 696282
• Too True: Australian tall tales, Collins, 1974 OCLC 2817442
• The Pickled Boeing : An illustrated collection of stories and poems, as editor, Children's Medical Research Foundation, 1982 ISBN 0959363807
• Mouse's Marriage, co-author and illustrator Junko Morimoto, Lothian Books, 1985 ISBN 0850912199
• Ford Family Car Fun Book, co-compiler Peggy O'Donnell, illustrated by Bob Graham, Ellsyd Press, 1986 ISBN 0949290270
• The Twin Stars, adapted from story by Kenji Miyazawa, illustrated by Junko Morimoto, Lothian Books, 1986 ISBN 0850912350
• Camping : Let's do it together, co-author Peggy O'Donnell, illustrated by Bob Graham, Ellsyd Press, 1987 ISBN 094929036X
• Making a Picture Book, Methuen Australia, 1987 ISBN 0454009771
• The Moose, the Goose and the Watermelon Juice, by Sue Jackman, illustrated by Clare Watson, Collins, 1989 ISBN 0732248957