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K. Keri Kaa (1942–2020), writer, educator and advocate of Māori language. Kuni Kaa Jenkins, writer, research and educationalist. Simone Kaho (born 1978), poet. Amy Kane (1879–1979), journalist and community leader. Angelique Kasmara (living), novelist, short story writer, non-fiction writer, editor and translator.
Margaret Mahy ONZ (21 March 1936 – 23 July 2012) was a New Zealand author of children's and young adult books. Many of her story plots have strong supernatural elements but her writing concentrates on the themes of human relationships and growing up. She wrote more than 100 picture books, 40 novels and 20 collections of short stories.
The New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN New Zealand Inc.) promotes and protects the interests of New Zealand writers. It was founded as the New Zealand PEN Centre (Poets, Essays and Novelists) in 1934. [1] It broadened its scope and became the New Zealand Society of Authors in 1994, [2] under the presidency of writer Philip Temple. There are ...
A vanity award [1] is an award in which the recipient purchases the award and/or marketing services to give the false appearance of a legitimate honor. [2] [3] Pitches for Who's Who-type publications (see vanity press), biographies or nominations for awards or special memberships can have a catch to them in which the honoree is required to pay for recognition.
Alistair Te Ariki Campbell ONZM (25 June 1925 – 16 August 2009) was a poet, playwright, and novelist. Born in the Cook Islands, Campbell was the son of a Cook Island Māori mother and a Pākehā father, who both died when he was young, leading to him growing up in a New Zealand orphanage. He became a prolific poet and writer, with a lyrical ...
Henry Hector Bolitho (28 May 1897 – 12 September 1974) was a New Zealand writer, novelist and biographer, who had 59 books published. Widely travelled, he spent most of his career in England. [1]
Life. Catherine Robertson was born in Wellington in 1966. [ 1][ 2] She grew up in that city and later lived in San Francisco and the United Kingdom. [ 2] She has a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Victoria University of Wellington [ 3] and has worked as a magazine feature writer, advertising copywriter and business consultancy owner ...
Jacquie Sturm. Jacqueline Cecilia Sturm (born Te Kare Papuni, also known as Jacquie Baxter; 17 May 1927 – 30 December 2009) was a New Zealand poet, short story writer and librarian. She was one of the first Māori women to complete an undergraduate university degree, at Victoria University College, followed by a Masters of Arts degree in ...