Joan Woodberry

{{short description|Australian writer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}

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| name = Joan Woodberry

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| birth_name = Joan Merle Woodberry

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|02|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Narrabri, New South Wales

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|01|31|1921|02|10|df=yes}}

| death_place = Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

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| language = English

| nationality = Australian

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| notableworks = Rafferty Rides a Winner

| awards = Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers 1962

| years_active = 1959–1983

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Doctor Joan Merle Woodberry AM (10 February 1921 – 31 January 2010), born in Narrabri, New South Wales was an Australian author and teacher. She was made a member of the Order of Australia in 1981 for services to literature and education,{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Miss Joan Merle WOODBERRY|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/869799|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-05|website=It's An Honour}} and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Tasmania in 2000.{{cite web|url=http://www.dpac.tas.gov.au/divisions/cdd/women/leadership/tasmanian_honour_roll_of_women/inductees/dr_joan_merle_woodberry_am|title=Dr Joan Merle Woodberry AM|author=Department of Premier and Cabinet|accessdate=24 February 2010}}