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William Grono William Grono i(A8577 works by) (a.k.a. William Basil Grono; Bill Grono; Grono W.)
Born: Established: 1934 Cottesloe, Inner Perth, Perth, Western Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 3 Mar 2022 Fremantle, Fremantle area, South West Perth, Perth, Western Australia,
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Bill (William) Grono was educated at a number of Perth schools, including Scotch College. He studied at the Teachers' Training College, Claremont (where he edited the annual magazine, Chiron), the University of Western Australia and Syracuse University (NY State). Grono was an editor, a teacher and a lecturer. He had a strong interest in Western Australian literature, especially poetry.

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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Collected Poems : 1940-1995 Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 1995 Z332769 1995 selected work poetry
1996 winner Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Poetry
The Way We Live Now i "Here the talk's of flowering annuals,", 1969 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , December no. 4 1969; (p. 5) Seedtime : A Collection of Recent Poetry 1972; (p. 31-32) Chiron , December 1977; (p. 31) On the Edge 1980; (p. 7-8) Margins : A West Coast Selection of Poetry 1829-1988 1988; (p. 276-277) An Anthology of Australian Literature 1995; (p. 368-370)
1969 winner Festival of Perth Poetry Competition
The Oleander : 20th January 1964 The Oleander i "Each morning lately I", 1966 single work poetry
— Appears in: Westerly , Summer Issue no. 4 1966; (p. 11) On the Edge 1980; (p. 17) Celebrations : Bicentennial Anthology of Fifty Years of Western Australian Poetry and Prose 1988; (p. 215)
1966 winner F.W. Simpson Prize English Verse
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