Nancy Gillespie

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Nancy Margaret Gillespie (born 10 March 1948) is a Western Australian resident and author.

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Life

She was born in Taihape, New Zealand, and moved to the Pilbara in the 1970s.

She wrote the original Red Dog book, titled Red Dog . [1] [2] This book is no longer in print (1983 version), however a new edition of the book released in September 2011. [3] She currently writes short stories and has a large collection unpublished.

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