Gloria Sawai

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Gloria Sawai (born Gloria Ruth Ostrem 20 December 1932 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American-born fiction author currently based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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

Contents 1 Education 2 Awards and recognition 3 Bibliography 4 External links

[edit] 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)

[edit] Awards and recognition

• 2002: fiction winner, Governor General's Award, A Song for Nettie Johnson

[edit] 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

[edit] 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: 2003PDF (926 KiB), p.8 "Sawai will be special guest", accessed 17 July 2006
• Rang, Lloyd. "A Song for Nettie and a Stretch for Some", Faith Today, July/August 2003. Retrieved on 2006-07-17.