Glyn Parry (author)

Glyn Parry
Born 1959 (age 55–56)
England
Nationality Australian
Period 1992-present
Genre children's literature, young-adult fiction, Speculative fiction
Website
glynparry.blogspot.com

Glyn Parry is an Australian writer of children's literature, young-adult fiction, and speculative fiction.

Biography

Parry was born in 1959 in the north-east of England.[1][2] At the age of 12 he moved to Lynwood, Western Australia where he attended Kinlock Primary School and then Rossmoyne Senior High School. Parry met his wife at a Friday night youth group with whom he raised three children.[2] He has worked as a high school English teacher. In 1992 Parry's first novel was published entitled L.A. Postcards.[2] In 1995 his second novel Radical Take-offs won the Premier's Prize and the award for best Children's & Young Adult's Books at the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards.[3] Parry again won an award at the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards with his work Scooterboy winning the Young Adults Award.[4] He is now currently living in Cape Burney, Western Australia.[5]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Work Category Result
1995 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Radical Take-offs Premier's Prize Won[3]
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Radical Take-offs Children's & Young Adult's Books Won[3]
1998 Aurealis Award "Dawn Chorus" Best horror short story Nomination[6]
1999 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Scooterboy Young Adults Won[4]
2002 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Harry & Luke (with Caroline Magerl) Children's Book Nomination[7]

Bibliography

Novels

Non-fiction

Chapter books

Collections

Short fiction

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ "Parry, Glyn, 1959-". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Authors & Illustrators - P". Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "1995 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards". State Library of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "1999 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards". State Library of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  5. ↑ "User Profile". Blogger.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  6. ↑ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1999 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  7. ↑ "2002 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards". State Library of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2010-12-27.

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