Adams, Glenda (1939–)
Adams, Glenda (1939–)
Australian novelist. Born 1939 in Sydney, Australia; dau. of Leonard Henry and Elvira (Wright) Fulton; University of Sydney, BA, 1962, Columbia University, MA, 1965; children: 1 daughter.
Taught Indonesian at University of Sydney; moved to NY to study journalism at Columbia (1964); worked as newswriter at AP, New York, and as press officer at UN; returned to Sydney to teach at University of Technology (1990); has been writer-in-residence at University of Western Australia, Macquarie University, and University of Adelaide; works include Lies and Stories (1979), The Hottest Night of the Century: Short Stories (1979), Games of the Strong (1982), Longleg (1990), and The Tempest of Clemenza (1996); also published stories in anthologies and magazines, including The Australian, Bananas, Harper's, Mother Jones, and Ms; wrote articles, essays, and reviews for, among others, Australian Cultural History, The New York Times Book Review, The Observer (London), The Village Voice, and Vogue Australia. Miles Franklin Award for Dancing on Coral (1987); received NBC Banjo Award for Longleg (1991).