Glyn Parry (author)
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Glyn Parry is an Australia
n writer of children's literature
, young-adult fiction, and speculative fiction
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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. He has worked as a high school English teacher. In 1992 Parry's first novel was published entitled L.A. Postcards. 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
. Parry again won an award at the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards with his work Scooterboy winning the Young Adults Award. He is now currently living in Cape Burney, Western Australia
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Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n writer of children's literature
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
, young-adult fiction, and speculative fiction
Speculative fiction
Speculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as...
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Biography
Parry was born in 1959 in the north-east of England. At the age of 12 he moved to Lynwood, Western AustraliaLynwood, Western Australia
Lynwood is a southeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Canning.-History:Lynwood was first settled by Henry Willett of Willett & Co, who was granted Canning Location 21 on the Canning River and settled in the area in June 1832...
where he attended Kinlock Primary School and then Rossmoyne Senior High School
Rossmoyne Senior High School
Rossmoyne Senior High School is an public high school in Western Australia. The school is located on Keith Road, Rossmoyne, a southern riverside suburb of Perth, the state capital city.- History :...
. Parry met his wife at a Friday night youth group with whom he raised three children. He has worked as a high school English teacher. In 1992 Parry's first novel was published entitled L.A. Postcards. 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
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
The Western Australian Premier's Book Awards is an award for books, scripts, digital narrative and a People's Choice. Awards are provided by the Government of Western Australia, and the awards process is managed by the State Library of Western Australia...
. Parry again won an award at the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards with his work Scooterboy winning the Young Adults Award. He is now currently living in Cape Burney, Western Australia
Cape Burney, Western Australia
Cape Burney, also known as Greenough-on-Sea, is a coastal town and locality south of Geraldton, Western Australia at the mouth of the Greenough River. Its Local Government Area is the City of Greater Geraldton...
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Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Result |
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| 1995 | Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Western Australian Premier's Book Awards The Western Australian Premier's Book Awards is an award for books, scripts, digital narrative and a People's Choice. Awards are provided by the Government of Western Australia, and the awards process is managed by the State Library of Western Australia... |
Radical Take-offs | Premier's Prize | Won |
| Western Australian Premier's Book Awards | Radical Take-offs | Children's & Young Adult's Books | Won | |
| 1998 | Aurealis Award Aurealis Award Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction is an annual literary award for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. Only Australians are eligible for the award.-History:... |
"Dawn Chorus" | Best horror short story Aurealis Award for best horror short story The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and SpecFaction NSW to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, and horror writers"... |
Nomination |
| 1999 | Western Australian Premier's Book Awards | Scooterboy | Young Adults | Won |
| 2002 | Western Australian Premier's Book Awards | Harry & Luke (with Caroline Magerl) | Children's Book | Nomination |
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)
Short fiction
- "Dawn Chorus" (1998) in Fantastic Worlds (ed. Paul CollinsPaul Collins (fantasy writer)Paul Collins is an Australian writer and editor who specializes in science fiction and fantasy.Collins has written many books for younger readers...
) - "Past Midnight" (1999) in Last Gasps (ed. Paul Collins, Meredith Costain)