Papers of Peter Skrzynecki
MSS 034
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Papers of Peter SkrzyneckiCollection Identifier
MSS 034Inclusive date(s)
1964 to 1992Extent and Medium
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Collection Description
The collection comprises original manuscripts, typescript drafts and proofs of short stories for Rock 'n' Roll Heroes (1992). Includes correspondence and early poetry.
Administrative / Biographical history
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Skrzynecki
Peter Skrzynecki was born on the 6 April 1945 in Germany. He arrived in Australia in 1949 after spending his early years in Poland. After living for a time in the migrant camp outside Parkes, New South Wales, the family moved to Sydney, where Skrzynecki grew up. He gained tertiary qualifications at Sydney Teachers' College and the University of New England before going on to work, initially, as a primary school teacher in NSW. He has worked as a lecturer in English at the University of Western Sydney, Macarthur.
In 1977, he was writer-in-residence at Sydney Teachers College. He has won several awards, including the 1982 Henry Lawson Short Story Competition. Skrzynecki spent some months in Poland in 1989 as part of a cultural exchange programme and in 1990 he was awarded the L'Ordre du Merite Culturel at the Polish Consulate in Sydney, a medal and citation in recognition of his work in promoting an awareness of Polish Art and Literature in Australia. Skrzynecki's anthology, Joseph's coat, was set as a text for NSW Higher School Certificate students in 1991. In 2006 he was an adjunct associate professor in the School of Hunmanities at the University of Western Sydney.
Skrzynecki was awarded:
Order of Australia, 2002 For service to Australian multicultural literature
Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships, Literature Board Fellowship, 1974
Captain Cook Bicentenary Awards, 1970: winner
National Award for Biography, 2005: shortlisted for The sparrow garden
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, 1990: shortlisted for Night swim : poems (1978-1988)
Grenfell Henry Lawson Festival of Arts Award, Prose, 1985: winner for Pick-and-shovel hero
Grace Leven Poetry Prize, 1972: winner for Head-waters.
References:
AustLit : The Resource for Australian Literature, February 2006.
Acquisition Details
Scope and Content
The collection comprises original manuscripts, typescript drafts and proofs of short stories for Rock 'n' Roll Heroes (1992). Includes correspondence and early poetry.
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This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed below. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.
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Disclaimer
This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed above. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.