Glyn Parry | |
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| Born | 1959 (age 64–65) England |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Period | 1992-present |
| Genre | Children's literature, young adult fiction, speculative fiction |
| Website | |
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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 West Toodyay, 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
- L.A. Postcards (1992)
- Monster Man (1994)
- Radical Take-offs (1994)
- Mosh (1996)
- Spooking the Cows (2002)
- Sad Boys (1998)
- Scooterboy (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, Meredith Costain)
References
- General
- Glyn Parry. Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- Parry, Glyn, 1959-. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- Specific
- ↑ "Parry, Glyn, 1959-". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- 1 2 3 "Authors & Illustrators - P". Department of Education. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- 1 2 3 "1995 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards". State Library of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- 1 2 "1999 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards". State Library of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ↑ "User Profile". Blogger.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ↑ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1999 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 21 April 2002. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ↑ "2002 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards". State Library of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 9 December 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010.