Gloria Sawai (20 December 1932 – 20 July 2011), born Gloria Ruth Ostrem in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was an American-born fiction author, based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She died on 20 July 2011.[1]
Gloria Sawai | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gloria Ruth Ostrem 20 December 1932 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | 20 July 2011 (aged 78) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Notable awards | Governor General's Literary |
In early childhood, she moved with her family to Saskatchewan, then in her youth to Alberta. Her father was a Lutheran minister.[2]
Education edit
- 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 edit
- fiction winner, Governor General's Award, A Song for Nettie Johnson, 2002
- Danuta Gleed Literary Award: A Song for Nettie Johnson, Coteau Books, for the year 2001
Works edit
- 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
References edit
- ^ "GG Award-winning Edmonton author Gloria Sawai dies". Winnipeg Free Press. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ Babiak, Todd (23 July 2011). "City writer made everything strange and beautiful". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
External links edit
- Coteau Books: author profiles, including Gloria Sawai, Retrieved 17 July 2006
- The Canadian Encyclopedia: Gloria Sawai, Retrieved 17 July 2006
- "Augustana University College: 2003" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2006. (926 KiB), p. 8 "Sawai will be special guest", Retrieved 17 July 2006
- Rang, Lloyd (July–August 2003). "A Song for Nettie and a Stretch for Some". Faith Today. Archived from the original on 5 April 2005. Retrieved 17 July 2006.