Glyn_Parry_(author)

Glyn Parry (author)

Glyn Parry (author)

Australian writer

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

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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

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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

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    "Parry, Glyn, 1959-". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
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    "Authors & Illustrators - P". Department of Education. Archived from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
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    "1995 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards". State Library of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
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    "1999 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards". State Library of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 28 February 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
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    "User Profile". Blogger.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
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    "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1999 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 21 April 2002. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  7. [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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