Alice Glenday | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1920 Canada |
| Died | (aged 84) Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| Resting place | Kelvin Grove Cemetery |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable awards | Katherine Mansfield Memorial Award |
| Children | 2 |
Alice Maria Glenday (c. 1920–7 November 2004)[1] was a New Zealand novelist, short-story writer and playwright. Born in Canada, she moved to New Zealand in 1949 as a young married woman, and began writing in the mid-1950s. In 1969 she was the first woman to receive the Katherine Mansfield Memorial Award for her short story "One Fine Day". She published two novels, Follow, Follow (1973) and A Population of One (1991), and won several playwriting competitions run by the British Drama League.