| 词条 | John K. Ewers |
| 释义 |
He was the second son Ernest Ewers, orchardist, and his wife Annie Eliza, née Gray. When he was 6 his mother died.[4] He was educated at James Street Intermediate and Perth Modern schools, and Claremont Teachers' College. The Australian Journal published (1924) his first short story, under the nom-de-plume, 'J. K. Waterjugs'.[5] He wrote early on in his career in Our Rural Magazine, and Walkabout magazine[6] He was involved in the Western Australian branch of the Fellowship of Australian writers and was its President[7] He also co-authored, with Deirdre Ellis Weston, grammar textbooks "English for High Schools" Perth, W.A.: Carrolls,[8] "Passport to Understanding" Melbourne : Thomas Nelson (Australia), 1971,[9] and "Passport to Adventure" Melbourne : Thomas Nelson (Australia), 1973[10] which were used widely throughout Western Australian schools during the 1950s to 1970s. Works
Notes1. ^Ewers, John. K (1983) Long enough for a joke : an autobiography Fremantle, W.A. : Fremantle Arts Centre Press. {{ISBN|0-909144-72-9}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ewers, John K.}}2. ^Bibby, Peter (1982) The ultimate honesty : recollections of John K. Ewers, 1904-1978, with some glimpses culled from his works / edited by Peter Bibby. Perth [W.A.] : Fellowship of Australian Writers, W.A. Branch {{ISBN|0-909497-20-6}} 3. ^Gregory, Jenny, 'Ewers, John Keith (1904–1978)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ewers-john-keith-10138/text17901, accessed 16 July 2011. This article was first published in hardcopy in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 14, (MUP), 1996 4. ^http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ewers-john-keith-10138 5. ^http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ewers-john-keith-10138 6. ^Telegraph linesmen of the Nor'West. Walkabout, Nov. 1938, p. 19-21 7. ^The odyssey of the jolly swagman : presidential address delivered at Ninth Annual Corroboree of the Fellowship [of Australian Writers (W.A. Section)], held at Australian Natives' Association clubhouse, Riverside Drive, Perth, November, 1947. Perth : Fellowship of Australian Writers, W.A. Section, 1947 8. ^http://nla.gov.au/anbd.bib-an4603468 9. ^http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2712871 10. ^http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn630576 11 : 1904 births|1978 deaths|20th-century Australian novelists|Australian male novelists|People educated at Perth Modern School|Writers from Western Australia|Australian male short story writers|20th-century Australian poets|Australian male poets|20th-century Australian short story writers|20th-century Australian male writers |
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