Ruth C. Williams

Ruth C. Williams (1897-1982) was an Australian writer for children who was born in London England.^[1] In 1950, she received the Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers for Verity of Sydney Town.

Ruth C. Williams
Ruth C. Williams, 1950
Born	1897 London, England
Died	1982
Occupation	writer and illustrator
Language	English
Years active	1945-1955
Notable works	Verity of Sydney Town
Notable awards	Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers 1951

She was married to Australian landscape artist Rhys Williams, who illustrated each of her books.

Bibliography

Children's fiction

• Pirate's Gold (1945) illustrated by Rhys Williams
• Our Friend Rodney (1945) illustrated by Rhys Williams
• Timothy Tatters (1947) illustrated by Rhys Williams
• Verity of Sydney Town (1950) illustrated by Rhys Williams

Children's verse

• The Adventures of Georgie Grub (1946) illustrated by Rhys Williams
• More Adventures of Georgie Grub (1946) illustrated by Rhys Williams

Non-fiction

• The Aboriginal Story (1955) illustrated by Rhys Williams

Awards and nominations

• 1950 - winner Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers for Verity of Sydney Town^[2]