Glyn Parry (author)

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Glyn Parry
Born1959 (age 6263)
England
Nationality Australian
Period1992-present
Genre Children'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.

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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

YearAwardWorkCategoryResult
1995 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Radical Take-offs Premier's PrizeWon [3]
Western Australian Premier's Book AwardsRadical Take-offsChildren's & Young Adult's BooksWon [3]
1998 Aurealis Award "Dawn Chorus" Best horror short story Nomination [6]
1999Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Scooterboy Young AdultsWon [4]
2002Western Australian Premier's Book AwardsHarry & Luke (with Caroline Magerl)Children's BookNomination [7]

Bibliography

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Non-fiction

Chapter books

Collections

Short fiction

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  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.