Photographs of wendy richerson

Australian playwright (born 1933)

For the character in My Parents are Aliens, see My Parents Are Aliens.

Not to be confused with Wendy Richard.

Wendy Richardson, OAM (born 1933) is one of Australia's most popular playwrights, best known as the author of Windy Gully.

Photographs of wendy richerson and husband

Richardson lives in Mount Kembla near Wollongong, New South Wales. She is very active in the local community, working with disabled and disadvantaged youth, assisting those in need, teaching Sunday School and participating in historical and literary events.

Richardson describes herself:

"I'm a teller of tales. I weave them out of what I hear and observe – some of them are true. I write about ordinary people who never consider themselves courageous or outstanding and who have led such extraordinary lives."^[1][2]

Biography

Richardson was born in Singleton in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, on 21 December 1933.

In 1967 she moved to the small mining village