Brenda Walker
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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 was killed on 10 December 2024 while crossing Kings Park Road in Perth by a driver speeding at Script error: No such module "convert".. The driver was moments earlier seen driving at Script error: No such module "convert"., while the speed limit on Kings Park Road is Script error: No such module "convert".. The driver was charged with dangerous driving causing death in circumstances of aggravation.[2][3]
Awards
- 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- 1990: T.A.G. Hungerford Award for an unpublished manuscript, winner for Crush[6]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
Novels
- Crush (1991)
- One More River (1993)
- Poe's Cat (1999)
- The Wing of Night (2005)
Memoir
- Reading by Moonlight: How Books Saved a Life (2010)
Edited
- The Writer's Reader: A Guide to Writing Fiction and Poetry (2002)
References
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