John K. Ewers

John K. Ewers (13 June 1904 – 1978) was a novelist, poet, schoolteacher and short story writer from Western Australia.[1][2][3] He was the second son Ernest Ewers, orchardist, and his wife Annie Eliza, née Gray. When he was 6 his mother died.[4] He was educated at James Street Intermediate and Perth Modern schools, and Claremont Teachers' College. The Australian Journal published (1924) his first short story, under the nom-de-plume, 'J. K. Waterjugs'.[5] He wrote early on in his career in Our Rural Magazine, and Walkabout magazine [6]

He was involved in the Western Australian branch of the Fellowship of Australian writers and was its President [7]

He also co-authored, with Deirdre Ellis Weston, grammar textbooks "English for High Schools" Perth, W.A.: Carrolls,[8] "Passport to Understanding" Melbourne : Thomas Nelson (Australia), 1971,[9] and "Passport to Adventure" Melbourne : Thomas Nelson (Australia), 1973 [10] which were used widely throughout Western Australian schools during the 1950s to 1970s.

Works

Notes

  1. Ewers, John. K (1983) Long enough for a joke : an autobiography Fremantle, W.A. : Fremantle Arts Centre Press. ISBN 0-909144-72-9
  2. Bibby, Peter (1982) The ultimate honesty : recollections of John K. Ewers, 1904-1978, with some glimpses culled from his works / edited by Peter Bibby. Perth [W.A.] : Fellowship of Australian Writers, W.A. Branch ISBN 0-909497-20-6
  3. Gregory, Jenny, 'Ewers, John Keith (1904–1978)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ewers-john-keith-10138/text17901, accessed 16 July 2011. This article was first published in hardcopy in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 14, (MUP), 1996
  4. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ewers-john-keith-10138
  5. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ewers-john-keith-10138
  6. Telegraph linesmen of the Nor'West. Walkabout, Nov. 1938, p. 19-21
  7. The odyssey of the jolly swagman : presidential address delivered at Ninth Annual Corroboree of the Fellowship [of Australian Writers (W.A. Section)], held at Australian Natives' Association clubhouse, Riverside Drive, Perth, November, 1947. Perth : Fellowship of Australian Writers, W.A. Section, 1947
  8. http://nla.gov.au/anbd.bib-an4603468
  9. http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2712871
  10. http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn630576