Background
Phillips, Glen R.E. was born on February 21, 1936 in Southern Cross, Western Australia, Australia. Son of Elliott Astley Phillips, Alberta Pearl (Wood) Phillips.
Phillips, Glen R.E. was born on February 21, 1936 in Southern Cross, Western Australia, Australia. Son of Elliott Astley Phillips, Alberta Pearl (Wood) Phillips.
Bachelor of Education honors, University Würzburg. Australia, 1957; Master of Education, University Würzburg. Australia, 1967.
High School teacher Education Department W. Australia, Northam, 1958—1961. Lecturer Graylands Teachers College W. Australia, Perth, 1962—1969. Senior lecturer Mount Lawley Teacher College W. Australia, 1970—1974.
Assistant director Mount Lawley College Advanced Education, 1975—1981. Associate dean W. Australia College Advanced Education, 1982—1990. Associate professor Edith Cowan University, 1991—2002, adjunct professor, since 2002.
Director International Landscape and Language Center, Perth, since 2000. Executive member Australian Association Writing Programs, Adelaide, since 1996. Foreign expert Guangzhou Institute Foreign Languages, China, 1990.
Fellow: Australian Writers (vice president 1982—2002). Member: Peter Cowan Writers Center (executive member 1997—2002), Katharine Susannah Prichard Foundation (life).
Married Rita Tognini, January 24, 1990. Married Margaret Larke, January 2, 1960 (divorced January 1974). Children: Leith, Craig, Perdita.