• Entry type: Person
  • Entry ID: AWE6249

Walker, Brenda

(1957 – )
  • Born 1957, New South Wales Australia
  • Occupation Academic, Critic, Editor, Lecturer, Novelist

Summary

Brenda Walker is a novelist, critic, essayist and editor. She has taught at the University of Western Australia since 1984 and is currently a Professor within the School of English and Cultural Studies.

Events

  • 2006

    Nita B Kibble Award

    Award Winner
  • 2007

    Asher Literary Award

    Award Winner
  • 2011

    Nita B. Kibble Award

    Award Winner
  • 2010

    Victorian Premier’s Award (non-fiction) Nettie Palmer Award

    Award Winner

Archival resources

  • National Library of Australia, Manuscript Collection
    • Papers of Brenda Walker, 1989-1996 [manuscript]
  • National Library of Australia
    • [Biographical cuttings on Brenda Walker, author, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals]

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  • Related Awards
    • Nita B Kibble Literary Awards for Women Writers