M. Barnard

M. Barnard refers to Marjorie Faith Barnard (1897–1987), an acclaimed Australian novelist, short story writer, critic, historian, and librarian. She is best known for her independent literary works and for her long collaboration with Flora Eldershaw under the joint pseudonym M. Barnard Eldershaw, producing novels, histories, and plays. Her writing spans fiction, nonfiction, biography, and literary criticism, earning her national and international recognition.