Glyn Parry (author)

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Glyn Parry
Born1959 (age 61–62)
England
NationalityAustralian
Period1992-present
GenreChildren'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 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 Young Adults Won[4]
2002 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Harry & Luke (with Caroline Magerl) Children's Book Nomination[7]

Bibliography[]

Novels[]

  • L.A. Postcards (1992)
  • Monster Man (1994)
  • (1994)
  • Mosh (1996)
  • Spooking the Cows (2002)
  • Sad Boys (1998)
  • (1999)
  • Ocean Road (2007)

Non-fiction[]

  • Stoked!: Real Life,Real Surf (1994)

Chapter books[]

  • Harry & Luke (2002, illustrations by Caroline Magerl)

Collections[]

  • Invisible Girl: Stories (2003)

Short fiction[]

  • "Dawn Chorus" (1998) in Fantastic Worlds (ed. Paul Collins)
  • "Past Midnight" (1999) in Last Gasps (ed. Paul Collins, )

References[]

General
Specific
  1. ^ "Parry, Glyn, 1959-". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Authors & Illustrators - P". Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "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. ^ Jump up to: a b "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. Archived from the original on 2002-04-21. 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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