Garth Madsen Garth Madsen i(A22950 works by) (a.k.a. G. R. Madsen; G. Madsen)
Born: Established: 1957 ;
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Madsen worked as a miner on the west coast of Tasmania, a fettled brewery worker, a baker's assistant and a teacher before starting to write seriously in 1990. He spent several years in Japan where he made his living as a professional writer. He has published short stories, poetry and feature articles in Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. He later took up residence in Frankston, Victoria.

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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Kickers and Knockers : Poems for Lovers and Haters of Football Melbourne : Melbourne Poets Union , 2005 Z1403639 2005 anthology poetry
2005 highly commended FAW Malvern News Sheet Community Writers' Award
Just in Case i "You wouldn't pick him out", 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: Small Packages , no. 6 2002; (p. 34)
2002 third Small Packages/Subverse Short Poetry Prize
Learning to Fly a Kite i "Taichiro and I", 1998 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Multicultural Book Review , vol. 5 no. 3 1998; (p. 16-17)
1997 commended Multicultural Poetry Prize — Open Poetry
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