Brenda Walker

Brenda Walker was born in Grafton, New South Wales in 1957. 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 is now Associate Professor in English and Cultural Studies at the University of Western Australia. She has been a Visiting Fellow at Stanford University.

Brenda Walker is the sister of songwriter and musician Don Walker.

Awards

* 2007: The Asher Award, winner for "The Wing of Night"Fact|date=October 2008
* 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: Westfield/Waverley Library Award, shortlisted for "The Wing of Night"Fact|date=October 2008
* 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"
* 1999: Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, shortlisted for "Poe's Cat"
* 1993: Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, shortlisted for "One More River"
* 1991: Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, shortlisted for "Crush"
* 1990: T. A. G. Hungerford Award for an unpublished manuscript, winner for "Crush"cite news |title= Writing WA - TAG Hungerford Award winners |url= http://www.writerswritingwa.org/site/index.php?module=subjects&func=viewpage&pageid=28 |date = 2005-09-02]

Bibliography

Novels

* "Crush" (1991)
* "One More River" (1993)
* "Poe's Cat" (1999)
* "The Wing of Night" (2006) [http://www.middlemiss.org/weblog/archives/matilda/2006/05/review_the_wing_1.html Review]

Edited

* with John A. Hay"Katharine Susanah Prichard: Centenary Essays" (1983)
* with David Brooks "Poetry and Gender: Statements and Essays in Australian Women's Poetry and Poetics" (1989)
* with Delys Bird "Elizabeth Jolley: New Critical Essays" (1991)
* "Risks" (1996)
* "The Writer's Reader: A Guide to Writing Fiction and Poetry" (2002)

Notes

References

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