Glyn Parry (author)

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

Glyn Parry
Born1959 (age 63–64)
England
NationalityAustralian
Period1992-present
GenreChildren's literature, young adult fiction, speculative fiction
Website
glynparry.blogspot.com

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
1995Western Australian Premier's Book AwardsRadical Take-offsPremier's PrizeWon[3]
Western Australian Premier's Book AwardsRadical Take-offsChildren's & Young Adult's BooksWon[3]
1998Aurealis Award"Dawn Chorus"Best horror short storyNomination[6]
1999Western Australian Premier's Book AwardsScooterboyYoung AdultsWon[4]
2002Western Australian Premier's Book AwardsHarry & Luke (with Caroline Magerl)Children's BookNomination[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
Specific
  1. "Parry, Glyn, 1959-". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  2. "Authors & Illustrators - P". Department of Education. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  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.
  4. "1999 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards". State Library of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  5. "User Profile". Blogger.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  6. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1999 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 21 April 2002. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  7. "2002 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards". State Library of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 9 December 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
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