Brenda Walker
Brenda Walker | |
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| Born | Brenda Joanne Walker 1957 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | (aged 67) West Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | University of New England Australian National University |
| Years active | 1983–2010 |
| Notable works | The Wing of Night |
| Notable awards |
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Brenda Joanne Walker (1957 – 10 December 2024) was an Australian writer. Born in Grafton, New South Wales, 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 was a Winthrop Professor of English and Cultural Studies at the University of Western Australia. She had also been a visiting fellow at Stanford University and the University of Virginia.
Walker was the sister of songwriter and musician Don Walker, and the daughter of author Shirley Walker.[1]
Walker died in West Perth, Western Australia on 10 December 2024, at the age of 67, after being hit by a speeding car. The driver was charged with causing death by aggravation.[2][3]
Awards
[edit]- 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[4]
- 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[5]
- 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- 1990: T.A.G. Hungerford Award for an unpublished manuscript, winner for Crush[6]
Bibliography
[edit]Novels
[edit]- Crush (1991)
- One More River (1993)
- Poe's Cat (1999)
- The Wing of Night (2005)
Memoir
[edit]- Reading by Moonlight: How Books Saved a Life (2010)
Edited
[edit]- The Writer's Reader: A Guide to Writing Fiction and Poetry (2002)
References
[edit]- ^ Stephen Romei (28 July 2011). "Kibble Literary Award stays in the family as daughter follows in light of mother". The Australian. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ Evensen, Jessica (11 December 2024). "Award-winning novelist Brenda Walker identified as pedestrian killed by speeding car on Kings Park Road". The West Australian. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ Peppiatt, Rebecca; Carbonne, Bianca (11 December 2024). "Brazilian national faces court accused of Kings Park crash that killed 67-year-old pedestrian". WAtoday. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ Other Award Winners.
- ^ Waverley Library Creates Award to Honour Buzo.
- ^ "Writing WA - TAG Hungerford Award winners". 2 September 2005.
External links
[edit]- "Walker, Brenda". Austlit. Retrieved 24 April 2008.
