death_date death_place children birth_place other_names birth_date spouse image article_title name occupation
17 august 2004 byron bay ed gregson brisbane phillip cressy , thea gregson 25 august 1925 jack gregson thea astley.jpg thea astley
 thea beatrice may astley novelist and short story writer
thea astley

thea astley -lrb- 25 august 1925 -- 17 august 2004 -rrb- was an australian novelist and short story writer .
she was a prolific writer who was published for over 40 years from 1958 .
at the time of her death , she had won more miles franklin awards , australia 's major literary award , than any other writer .
as well as being a writer , she taught at all levels of education - primary , secondary and tertiary .
astley has a significant place in australian letters as she was `` the only woman novelist of her generation to have won early success and published consistently throughout the 1960s and 1970s , when the literary world was heavily male-dominated '' .
