Morgan Nyberg
Everett Wayne Morgan Nyberg (born 16 March 1944) is a Canadian writer and
Sultanate of Oman. Outside of education, Nyberg wrote poetry in the 1970s before turning to fiction in 1980. His first novel, Galahad Schwartz and the Cockroach Army won the 1987 Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature
.
Early life and education
On 16 March 1944, Nyberg was born in
University of Central England
, Birmingham.
Career
Nyberg began his education career as a
Quito, Ecuador.[1] There he taught high school English at Colegio Americano. From 1988 to 1998 Nyberg taught at the University of Aveiro, Portugal.[2] In 1998 he moved to the Sultanate of Oman to teach English as a Foreign Language at Sultan Qaboos University
in Muscat. He remained there until his retirement in 2010, when he returned to British Columbia to live.
Outside of education, Nyberg released a book of poetry titled The Crazy Horse Suite, a collection of poems for four voices, in 1978, before switching to fiction in 1980.
References
- ^ ISBN 0810319527.
- ISBN 0810393735.
- ^ Wilson, Peter (20 February 1988). "Literature award surprise for author". Vancouver Sun. p. D1.
- ^ Browne, Alex (14 February 1988). "Former poet wins Governor-General's". Surrey Leader. p. A21.
- ^ "Past Winners and Finalists". Governor General's Literary Awards. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Morgan Nyberg". Canadian Books & Authors. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ Woodbury, Mary (8 April 2019). "Wild Authors: Morgan Nyberg". Artists & Climate Change. Retrieved 28 May 2019.