He's a doctor, poet and children's writer. Dr Glenn Colquhoun won the Jessie McKay best first book of poetry award, at the 2000 Montana NZ book Awards for his collection, The Art of Walking Upright. His third collection, Playing God, won the poetry section of the same awards in 2003 as well as the readers' choice award. He was awarded the Prize in modern letters in 2004 and a Fulbright scholarship to Harvard University in 2010. Glenn is giving the Remembrance address at the 20th Going West Books and Writers Festival this Friday.
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