Gloria Sawai

Gloria Sawai

Gloria Sawai (born Gloria Ruth Ostrem 20 December 1932 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American-born fiction author currently based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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

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"

Bibliography

* 1983: contributor, "Three Times Five: Short Stories" (NeWest) ISBN 0-920316-84-0
* 2001: "A Song for Nettie Johnson" (Coteau) ISBN 1-55050-187-9
** 2002 reissue: ISBN 1-55050-223-9

External links

* [http://www.coteaubooks.com/Authors5.shtml Coteau Books: author profiles, including Gloria Sawai] , accessed 17 July 2006
* [http://thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009784 "The Canadian Encyclopedia": Gloria Sawai] , accessed 17 July 2006
*, p.8 "Sawai will be special guest", accessed 17 July 2006
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