Glenda Guest
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Glenda Guest is an Australian novelist.
Her novel, Siddon Rock, won the 2010 Commonwealth Writers' Prize
, Best First Novel.
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She was at Varuna, The Writers' House
.
She teaches at Macquarie University
, and Griffith University
.
She lives in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales
.
Her novel, Siddon Rock, won the 2010 Commonwealth Writers' Prize
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
Commonwealth Writers is an initiative by the Commonwealth Foundation to unearth, develop and promote the best new fiction from across the Commonwealth. It's flagship are two literary awards and a website...
, Best First Novel.
Life
She grew up in Western AustraliaWestern Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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She was at Varuna, The Writers' House
Varuna, The Writers' House
Varuna, The Writers' House is a writers centre and retreat, in Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia. It is funded through The Eleanor Dark Foundation.-External links:***...
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She teaches at Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
, and Griffith University
Griffith University
Griffith University is a public, coeducational, research university located in the southeastern region of the Australian state of Queensland. The university has five satellite campuses located in the Gold Coast, Logan City and in the Brisbane suburbs of Mount Gravatt, Nathan and South Bank. Current...
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She lives in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
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