Mary Ryllis Clark

Mary Ryllis Clark is a writer and historian. The author of several biographies and histories, she also wrote a fortnightly column for The Age, ‘Historic Victoria’, from 1992 to 2005. Mary migrated from London to Australia in 1974, lives in a historic factory in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy and enjoys her city’s rich and diverse cultural life. Her most recent book is Turning Points (Monash University Publishing, 2022), a collection of interviews with remarkable Australians reflecting on the moments that shaped their lives.