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Occupation
  
author

Education
  
Augsburg College

Role
  
Author


Name
  
Gloria Sawai

Nationality
  
Canada


Born
  
Gloria Ruth Ostrem20 December 1932Minneapolis, Minnesota (
1932-12-20
)

Died
  
July 20, 2011, Edmonton, Canada

Books
  
A Song for Nettie Johnson, The Day I Sat With Jesus, Three Times Five: Short Stories, Neighbour : a Play for Children

Awards
  
Governor General's Award for English-language fiction

Notable awards
  
Governor General's Awards

Gloria Sawai (20 December 1932 – 20 July 2011), born Gloria Ruth Ostrem in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was an American-born fiction author, based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She died on 20 July 2011.

Contents

Gloria Sawai Edmonton author Gloria Sawai dies at 78 Edmonton CBC News

In early childhood, she moved with her family to Saskatchewan, then in her youth to Alberta. Her father was a Lutheran minister.

Gloria Sawai Song For Nettie Johnson Gloria Sawai 9781550502237 Amazoncom Books

Education

  • 1948: Camrose Lutheran College (today the University of Alberta Augustana Faculty) (Camrose, Alberta).
  • October 2003: Received Distinguished Alumni Award
  • 1953: Bachelor of Arts, Augsburg College (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
  • 1977: Master of Fine Arts, University of Montana (Missoula, Montana)

    • Awards and recognition

  • 2002: fiction winner, Governor General's Award, A Song for Nettie Johnson

    • References

    Gloria Sawai Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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