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 |
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glynparry |
Glyn Parry is an Australian writer of children's literature, young adult fiction, and speculative fiction.
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]
Year | Award | Work | Category | Result |
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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] |
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 | |
glynparry |
Glyn Parry is an Australian writer of children's literature, young adult fiction, and speculative fiction.
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]
Year | Award | Work | Category | Result |
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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] |