| Brenda Walker | |
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| Born | Brenda Joanne Walker 1957 (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.
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.
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
- 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
- 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- 1990: T.A.G. Hungerford Award for an unpublished manuscript, winner for Crush
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
- 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
- "Walker, Brenda". Austlit. Retrieved 24 April 2008.