Brenda Walker Explained
Brenda Walker (born 1957 in Grafton, New South Wales) is an Australian writer. She studied at the University of New England in Armidale and, after gaining a PhD in English (on the work of Samuel Beckett) at the Australian National University, she moved to Perth in 1984. She is now a Winthrop Professor of English and Cultural Studies at the University of Western Australia. She has been a visiting fellow at Stanford University and The University of Virginia.
Brenda Walker is the sister of songwriter and musician Don Walker, and daughter of author Shirley Walker.[1]
Awards
- 2011: Nita Kibble Literary Award, winner for "Reading by Moonlight"
- 2010: Victorian Premier's Awards, Nettie Palmer Prize for Non-Fiction, winner for "Reading by Moonlight"
- 2010: Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, shortlisted for "Reading by Moonlight"
- 2007: Asher Award, winner for The Wing of Night[2]
- 2006: Nita Kibble Literary Award, winner for The Wing of Night
- 2006: Miles Franklin Award, shortlisted for The Wing of Night
- 2006: New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Christina Stead Prize, shortlisted for The Wing of Night
- 2006: Waverley Library Award for Literature, The Alex Buzo Shortlist Prize: winner for The Wing of Night[3]
- 2000: Victorian Premier's Literary Award, shortlisted for Poe's Cat
- 2000: New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Christina Stead Prize, Shortlisted for "Poe's Cat"
- 1990: T. A. G. Hungerford Award for an unpublished manuscript, winner for Crush[4]
Bibliography
Novels
Memoir
- Reading by Moonlight: How Books Saved a Life (2010)
Edited
- The Writer's Reader: A Guide to Writing Fiction and Poetry (2002)
References
Notes and References
- News: The Australian. Kibble Literary Award stays in the family as daughter follows in light of mother. Stephen Romei. 20 August 2011. 28 July 2011.
- http://www.austlit.edu.au/news/newsDecember2007January2008 Other Award Winners
- http://www.austlit.edu.au/news/newsDecember2006January2007 Waverley Library Creates Award to Honour Buzo
- News: Writing WA - TAG Hungerford Award winners . 2005-09-02.