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1987 In Australian Literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1987. Events * Glenda Adams won the 1987 Miles Franklin Award for ''Dancing on Coral'' Major publications Novels * Glenda Adams — ''Dancing on Coral'' * Murray Bail — ''Holden's Performance'' * Sumner Locke Elliott — ''Waiting for Childhood'' * Barbara Hanrahan — ''Kewpie Doll'' * Nicholas Jose — ''Paper Nautilus'' * Thomas Keneally — ''The Playmaker'' * Olga Masters — ''Amy's Children'' * Colleen McCullough — ''The Ladies of Missalonghi'' * Boyd Oxlade — ''Death in Brunswick'' * Eric Willmot — ''Pemulwuy, the Rainbow Warrior'' Short stories * Jessica Anderson — '' Stories from the Warm Zone'' * Thea Astley — ''It's Raining in Mango'' * Julie Lewis — ''The Walls of Jericho: Stories'' * Patrick White — '' Three Uneasy Pieces'' Children's and young adult fiction * John Marsden — ''So Much to Tell You'' Science fiction and fantasy * Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenda Adams
Glenda Emilie Adams (née Felton; 30 December 1939 – 11 July 2007) was an Australian novelist and short story writer, probably best known as the winner of the 1987 Miles Franklin Award for ''Dancing on Coral''. She was a teacher of creative writing, and helped develop writing programs. Adams' work is found in her own books and short story collections, in numerous short story anthologies, and in journals and magazines. Her essays, stories and articles have been published in, among other magazines, ''Meanjin'', ''The New York Times Book Review'', ''Panorama'', '' Quadrant'', '' Southerly'', '' Westerly'', ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', ''The Observer'' and ''The Village Voice''. Life Glenda Emilie Felton was born in Ryde, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, the younger of two children. She attended Fort Street Primary School for two years and Sydney Girls High School before going to the University of Sydney from which she graduated with an honours degree in Indonesian. She w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |