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Sheridan Keith (born 1942), fiction writer, artist and broadcaster Lindy Kelly (born 1952), children's author, fiction writer and playwright Elizabeth Kelso (1889–1967), journalist, editor and community leader
His Penguin History of New Zealand was the most popular New Zealand book of 2004 and was named by The New Zealand Herald in 2009 as the best book of the preceding decade. [69] Recent essay collections by Asian New Zealand writers include All Who Live on Islands (2019) by Rose Lu and Small Bodies of Water (2021) by Nina Mingya Powles. [70] [71]
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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 ...
William Manhire CNZM (born 27 December 1946) is a New Zealand poet, short story writer, emeritus professor, and New Zealand's inaugural Poet Laureate (1997–1998). He founded New Zealand's first creative writing course at Victoria University of Wellington in 1975, founded the International Institute of Modern Letters in 2001, and has been a strong promoter of New Zealand literature and poetry ...
Around 20 supported residencies of two to three weeks duration are offered every year to New Zealand writers for nominated projects, with funding from Creative New Zealand. [35] Fellowship or residency 2005 Extant Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel: Awarded annually by the New Zealand Society of Authors in memory of Michael Gifkins.
In May 1900 Andersen married teacher Kate McHaffie, who later became active in various community organisations in Wellington, including the New Zealand Women Writers' and Artists' Society. Andersen supported her endeavours, including by reviewing and endorsing the literary efforts of Society members. [3]
The New Zealand Women Writers' Society (NZWWS), originally named the New Zealand Women Writers' and Artists' Society, was founded on 11 July 1932 in Wellington.Until its dissolution in July 1991, the NZWWS supported and encouraged women writers in New Zealand.