Margaret Giordano (nee Murray) graduated from the University of Tasmania, then went to Paris where she taught in a high school. She later worked as a translator-interpreter in an embassy. She married, lived several years in Sardinia, then in Rome, where she worked in the Australian Embassy, before returning to Tasmania. She wrote radio plays, radio talks, articles and short stories, as well as works of local literary history.
In 1973, Margaret became involved with the Tasmanian Chapter of the Fellowship of Australian Writers and retired as its President in 1996.
Margaret Giordano was included in the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women in 2006 for her service to the arts (literature).
The State Library of Tasmania holds some of Giordano's papers. Information available here and here.
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