Gloria Sawai

Gloria Sawai
Born	Gloria Ruth Ostrem 20 December 1932 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Died	20 July 2011 (aged 78)
Occupation	author
Language	English
Nationality	Canada
Notable awards	Governor General's Literary

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]

In early childhood, she moved with her family to Saskatchewan, then in her youth to Alberta. Her father was a Lutheran minister.^[2]

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

References

1. "GG Award-winning Edmonton author Gloria Sawai dies". Winnipeg Free Press. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
2. Babiak, Todd (23 July 2011). "City writer made everything strange and beautiful". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 23 July 2011.

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

• Coteau Books: author profiles, including Gloria Sawai, accessed 17 July 2006
• The Canadian Encyclopedia: Gloria Sawai, accessed 17 July 2006
• "Augustana University College: 2003" (PDF). (926 KiB), p. 8 "Sawai will be special guest", accessed 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 2006-07-17.