Christobel Rosemary Mattingley (26 October 1931 â 1 June 2019) was an Australian author of books for children and adults. Her book Rummage won the and in 1982. In the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours Mattingley was made a Member of the Order of Australia for "service to literature, particularly children's literature, and for community service through her commitment to social and cultural issues".
Her last book was Maralinga's long shadow: Yvonne's story, which was published in 2016 and won the 2017 the Young People's History Prize at the NSW Premier's History Awards.