About Gloria Sawai
Lived 1932 – 2011 (aged 78). Gloria Sawai was a Canadian novelist, writer and author.
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.
In early childhood, she moved with her family to Saskatchewan, then in her youth to Alberta. Her father was a Lutheran minister.
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 fiction winner, Governor General's Award, A Song for Nettie Johnson, 2002 Danuta Gleed Literary Award: A Song for Nettie Johnson, Coteau Books, for the year 2001
Works 1983: contributor, Three Times Five: Short Stories (NeWest) 2001: A Song for Nettie Johnson (Coteau) 2002 reissue:
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Who was Gloria Sawai?
Canadian writer (1932–2011)
When was Gloria Sawai born?
Gloria Sawai was born on 20 December 1932 in Minneapolis.
When did Gloria Sawai die?
Gloria Sawai died on 20 July 2011 in Edmonton.
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Gloria Sawai was a novelist, writer and author.
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Gloria Sawai was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Gloria Sawai. https://biography.guide/gloria-sawai/
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