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Glyn Parry (author)

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Nationality
  
Australian

Period
  
1992-present


Name
  
Glyn Parry

Role
  
Writer

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Genre
  
children's literature, young-adult fiction, Speculative fiction

Books
  
The Arch Conjuror of England, 8 Steps to Heaven, Monster Man, Sad Boys, Spooking the Cows

Glyn Parry is an Australian writer of children's literature, young adult fiction, and speculative fiction.

Biography

Parry was born in 1959 in the north-east of England. 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. 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.

References

Glyn Parry (author) Wikipedia