New Zealand writers, authors, New Zealand poets; a guide to websites
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W Z
Audio recordings of New Zealand poets reading their work.
SOUNDZ
Recordings of New Zealand poets reading their work.
Radio New Zealand
Best New Zealand Poems. International Institute of Modern Letters
A list of New Zealand poets, from Wikipedia.
A list of New Zealand writers, from Wikipedia.
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Adam, Pip
Pip Adam. International Institute of Modern Letters, Victoria University
On the blind, mulish idiocy of reviewers and the genius of Pip Adam
Adcock, Fleur
Fleur Adcock
Contemporary Writers
Fleur Adcock
Wikipedia entry.
Fleur Adcock. The Poetry Archive
Anderson, Barbara
Barbara Anderson. NZ Book Council
Barbara Anderson, Wikipedia entry.
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Baxter, James K
James K. Baxter. Books and Writers
James K. Baxter. Literary Encyclopedia
James K. Baxter. The Fire and the Anvil. Notes on Poetry
James K. Baxter. Wikipedia entry.
Complete Prose of James K. Baxter
A lifetime of prose by James K. Baxter covering over a million words and four hefty hardback books is released free on the internet by Victoria University.
Bird, Hera Lindsay
Hera Lindsay Bird. Victoria University Press
Hera Lindsay Bird. Guardian article.
Bornholdt, Jenny
Jenny Bornholdt
The New Zealand Electronic Text Centre
Jenny Bornholdt
The NZ Book Council
Jenny Bornholdt, Wikipedia entry.
Bracken, Thomas
Thomas Bracken
The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Brasch, Charles
Charles Brasch
New Zealand Book Council
Charles Brasch
Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
Brunton, Alan
Alan Brunton
Online works, photo gallery, essays, video and audio files. Electronic Poetry Centre
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Colquhoun, Glenn
Glenn Colquhoun
New Zealand Book Council profile.
Camp, Kate
Kate Camp, NZ Book Council pages.
Kate Camp. New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre
Kate Camp. Victoria University Press
Campbell, Alistair
Alistair Te Ariki Campbell profile from The Auckland University Library.
Alistair Campbell NZ Book Council profile.
Catton, Eleanor
Eleanor Catton. NZ Book Council
Man Booker Prize: Eleanor Catton becomes youngest the winner. BBC
Booker Prize 2013: Eleanor Catton’s The Luminaries extract. The Telegraph
Eleanor Catton interviews at Radio New Zealand.
Eleanor Catton. The Lumiere Reader
Eleanor Catton. Belletrista interview.
Eleanor Catton. Granta interview.
Eleanor Catton. The Telegraph review.
Eleanor Catton. Wikipedia entry.
Charman, Janet
Janet Charman. NZ Book Council
Chidgey, Catherine
Catheriine Chidgey
Victoria University webpages.
Catherine Chidgey. NZ Book Council
Cleave, Paul
Cliff, Craig
Cook, Hugh
Cowley, Joy
Crump, Barry
Curnow, Allen
Allen Curnow
An essay on The Tomorrow. Poems. Otago University
Allen Curnow. The Poetry Archive
Allen Curnow, Wikipedia entry.
Allen Curnow. Canterbury Writers
Allen Curnow
A summary from The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature.
Allen Curnow
Biography and commentary.
Curnow, Wystan
Wystan Curnow. Articles in Jackboots.
Wystan Curnow poetry readings (audio recordings),
from PennSound (University of Pennyslvania).
High Culture Now! A Manifesto (for Hesketh Henry), by Wystan Curnow.
Electronic Poetry Centre
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Davin, Dan
Davis, Leigh
Leigh Davis. General Motors, in Jack Books, a place for written art.
Leigh Davis. The Book of Hours. An online text.
Duder, Tessa
Duff, Alan
Alan Duff. An overview from Brown University, US.
Books in Homes – The Alan Duff Charitable Foundation
Duggan, Maurice
Maurice Duggan, Wikipedia entry.
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Edmond, Lauris
Lauris Edmond. NZ Book Council
Lauris Edmond. Wikipedia entry.
Edmond, Martin
Martin Edmond. Background information. NZ Book Council
Martin Edmond. NZEPC interview.
The Martin Edmond blog, Luca Anatra.
Edmond, Murray
Murray Edmond. New Zealand Book Council
Eldred-Grigg, Stevan
Stevan Eldred-Grigg. Wikipedia
Else, Chris
TFS Literary Agents and manuscript Assessment Services
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Fairburn, A. R. D.
A.R.D. Fairburn
NZ Book Council
A.R.D. Fairburn.
Selected poems. NZEPC
A Farewell
Audio
The Cave
Audio
Walking on my Feet
Audio
A R D Fairburn, Wikipedia entry.
Faith, Rangi
Rangi Faith
New Zealand poet, freelance writer, editor and teacher. The writer’s own website.
Farrell, Fiona
Fiona Farrell. A Fiona Farrell website.
Fell, Cliff
Cliff Fell
Biographical information, from The New Zealand Book Council.
Fletcher, Beryl
Beryl Fletcher. Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize, 1992
Frame, Janet
Janet Frame. 3 articles on Janet Frame from Otago University.
Janet Frame. Brief notes on her life and novels.
Janet Frame. New Zealand Book Council
The Janet Frame Estate and Literary Trust
A Night at the Opera. The New Yorker.
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Gee, Maurice
Maurice Gee. New Zealand Book Council
Interview with Maurice Gee. Christchurch City Libraries
Maurice Gee, a bibliography and news.
Maurice Gee. Entry in The New Word.
Glover, Denis
Denis Glover
New Zealand Book Council
Denis Glover. Poetry Archive.org
Grace, Patricia
Patricia Grace.
New Zealand Book Council
Patricia Grace
Reading Towards the Indigenous Pacific: Patricia Grace’s Potiki, A Case Study by Miriam Fuchs.
Green, Tony
Tony Green. Accumulations. Words as They Come to Hand
Tony Green. Aotearoa New Zealand Poetry Sound Archive, biographical details.
Tony Green reading his poems,
plus a conversation at The Kelly Writers House. Audio recordings from PennSound (University of Pennslyvania).
Gunn, Kirsty
Kirsty Gunn. The Guardian review of The Big Music.
Hall, Bernadette
Bernadette Hall
Bernadette Hall. Introduction, New Zealand Book Council.
Hall, Roger
Roger Hall
Introduction, New Zealand Book Council
Roger Hall
Wikipedia
Roger Hall
Playmarket
Harris, Mathew James
Mathew James Harris
An online archive of fiction, short film, poetry and literary criticism by New Zealand writer Mathew Harris.
Mathew James Harris. Trout journal.
Mathew James Harris. Blackmail Press 18
Hart, Adrian
Hulme, Keri
Keri Hulme. Overview of The Bone People.
Keri Hulme. Christchurch City Libraries
Keri Hulme
Books and Writers
Hunt, Sam
Sam Hunt. NZ Book Council website.
Hyde, Robin
Robin Hyde. Introduction, New Zealand Book Council.
Robin Hyde. Electronic Poetry Centre. Online works by Robyn Hyde.
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Ihimara, Witi
Witi Ihimaera. Wikipedia entry.
Witi Ihimaera. Māori-language biography, including list of works.
Witi Ihimaera. New Zealand Book Council
Ireland, Kevin
Kevin Ireland
New Zealand Book Council
Kevin Ireland. Sailing the World
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Jackson, Anna
Anna Jackson. Victoria University, New Zealand Book Council
Anna Jackson. Electronic Poetry Archive
Jackson, Michael
Michael Jackson. NZ Book Council
Johnson, Stephanie
Stephanie Johnson. NZ Book Council
Jones, Lloyd
Lloyd Jones
Victoria University
Joseph, M. K. (Michael Kennedy)
M. K. Joseph.
NZ Book Council
M. K. Joseph – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
M K. Joseph. The Poetry Archive
M. K. Joseph. Victoria University. NZETC
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Kassabova, Kapka
Kapka Kassabova. NZ Book Council
Kapka Kassabova. Poems. The Clive James website.
Kidman, Fiona
Fiona Kidman
Overview of her work from The New Zealand Book Council.
Fiona Kidman, Wikipedia entry.
Knox, Elizabeth
Elizabeth Knox
Introduction from The New Zealand Book Council.
Elizabeth Knox. Wikipedia entry.
Elizabeth Knox
NZ Electronic Text Archive
Koea, Shonagh
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Leggott, Michele
Michele Leggott
Biography and list of works from Auckland University.
Michele Leggott
Online works from The New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre
Michele Leggott. New Zealand Book Council
Leonard, Louise Wareham
Louise Wareham Leonard. NZ Book Council
Lian, Yang
Yang Lian
Online poems, essays, bio, bibliography, audio and video files. Electronic Poetry Centre Yang Lian. Two poems. Yang Lian homepage.
Loney, Alan
Alan Loney
Alan Loney reads his poems at PennSound (University of Pennsylvania) sound archives. The page includes an interview by Charles Bernstein.
Low, Nic
Mahy, Margaret
Margaret Mahy. New Zealand Book Council
Margaret Mahy, Wikipedia entry.
Makereki,Tina
Manhire, Bill
Bill Manhire’s The Brain of Katherine Mansfield.
Bill Manhire article on poetry. From The Poetry Kit.
Bill Manhire. Interview, online poems, essays. NZEPC
Mansfield, Katherine
Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield e-texts from Project Gutenburg (FTP).
Katherine Mansfield, Wikipedia entry.
Katherine Mansfield diaries in blog format.
Katherine Mansfield. The Garden Party and other short stories.
Katherine Mansfield e-texts from Project Gutenburg (FTP).
In a German Pension, The Garden Party. Brief literary background summary.
Katherine Mansfield
Images and e-texts of her works at NZETC.
The Katherine Mansfield Society
Katherine Mansfield Birthplace Trust, Wellington.
Katherine Mansfield at Fontainebleau Isola Bella, Menton.
Katherine Mansfield’s villa at Menton,a video from YouTube.
Marsh, Dame Ngaio
Dame Ngaio Marsh
The home of Dame Ngaio Marsh
Ngaio Marsh House and Heritage Trust, Christchurch.
Marshall, Owen
Marshall, Owen. The Owen Marshall Homepage.
Owen Marshall. New Zealand Book Council
Mason, Bruce
Bruce Mason. New Zealand Book Council
Bruce Mason. Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Mason, R. A. K.
R A K Mason. New Zealand Book Council
R A K Mason poems.
Searchable text files of poetry by R.A.K. Mason (1905-1971). The site includes poems both published and unpublished, plays and selected prose.
McCarten, Anthony
Anthony McCarten.
Introduction from The New Zealand Book Council.
Anthony McCarten, Wikipedia entry.
McNeish, James
James McNeish. New Zealand Book Council
Meredith, Courtney Sina
Courtney Sina Meredith
Courtney was the first New Zealander, the first Pacific Islander and the youngest artist to be selected
Mila, Carlo
Carlo Mila, contemporary New Zealand poet.
Carlo Mila. Victoria University Press
Mitchell, David
David Mitchell obituary from The NZ Poetry Archive.
Steal Away Boy: Selected poems of David Mitchell. PDF
Mittal, Pooja
Pooja Mittal: Three poems. Jacket magazine.
Mok, Tze Ming
Mok, Tze Ming. Tze Ming Mok
New Zealand Book Council webpages.
Tze Ming Mok’s blog archive. Public Address
Tze Ming Mok. New Zealand Electronic Text Centre
de Montalk, Count Geoffrey Potocki
Count Geoffrey Potocki de Montalk, Wikipedia entry.
Morey, Kelly
Kelly Ana Morey. New Zealand Book Council
Morris, Paula
The Paula Morris weblog, Trendy But Casual.
Paula Morris. The New Zealand Book Council
Morriesen, Ronald Hugh
Ronald Hugh Morrieson, Wikipedia entry.
Morrisey, Michael
Michael Morrisey
NZ Book Council.
Michael Morrissey
The Michael Morrissey website
Michael Morrissey
NZETC
Mulgan, John
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O’Leary, Michael
O’Leary, Michael
Michael O’Leary, publisher, poet, novelist, playwright and performer, has published several books fiction, non-fiction and poetry. More recently he has published a novel, Unlevel Crossings, and his selected poems, Toku Tinihanga (Self Deception). NZ Book Council website.
Michael O’Leary, Wikipedia entry.
O’Sullivan, Vincent
Vincent O’Sullivan. Biography and commentary.
Vincent O’Sullivan, Wikipedia entry.
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Patchett, Laurence
Paterson, Alistair
Alistair Paterson. New Zealand Book Council
Pattrick, Jenny
Jenny Pattrick. NZ Book Council
Paul, Joanna
Joanna Paul, prose and poems.
New Zealand Electronic Poetry Archive
Joanna Paul
An article on Joanna Paul by Peter Ireland, from Art New Zealand.
Perkins, Emily
Emily Perkins. New Zealand Book Council
Emily Perkins. Guardian article.
Price, Chris
Chris Price. New Zealand Book Council
Chris Price. Auckland University Chris Price.
Book Review from The Listener.
Webpages with poems by Chris Price
Quigley, Sarah
Sarah Quigley. New Zealand Book Council
Deutsche Welle interview with Sarah Quigley.
Guardian review of The Conductor.
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Rabbitt, Lindsay
Rabbit, Lindsay
Lindsay Rabbitt is a Kapiti Coast-based writer. He writes regularly for the NZ Listener and has published poems, essays and short stories. His book These Lives I Have Buried was published as part of the Four Winds Press essay series.
Randerson, Jo
Reeve, Richard
Richard Reeve. Under the Squid Boats, by Richard Reeve.
Ricketts, Harry
Harry Ricketts, literary scholar, poet and reviewer. New Zealand Book Council website.
Ross, Jack
The Jack Ross weblog Imaginary Museum.
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Sargeson, Frank (Norris Frank Davey)
Frank Sargeson. The New Zealand Book Council
Frank Sargeson. Wikipedia entry.
Frank Sargeson. Queer History New Zealand
Frank Sargeson. Biography, Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Frank Sargeson. Entry at GLBTQ
Frank Sargeson. NZETC. References to texts by or about Frank Sargeson.
Shadbolt, Maurice
Maurice Shadbolt. NZ Book Council introduction.
Maurice Shadbolt. University of Auckland bibliography.
Maurice Shadbolt, Wikipedia entry.
Shuker, R. Carl
Carl Shuker. Complete Review. Reviews.
Carl Shuker. New Zealand Electronic Text Centre
Sinclair, Keith
Sir Keith Sinclair. NZ Book Council Keith Sinclair. Wikipedia entry.
Sinclair, Stephen
Stephen Sinclair. NZ Book Council
Stephen Sinclair. Internet Movie Database
Smaill, Anna
Anna Smaill. NZ Herald article.
Anna Smaill. New Zealand Book Council
Smither, Elizabeth
Elizabeth Smither
New Zealand Book Council
Elizabeth Smither. Wikipedia entry.
Smithyman, Kendrick
Kendrick Smithyman
Sound and video archives, online poems, articles. Electronic Poetry Centre
The Collected Poems of Kendrick Smithyman.
A dedicated website from Auckland University,
Southam, Barry
Barry Southam. Exodus for Some (A Memoir)
Barry Southam. Listener article.
Stanley, Mary
Mary Stanley
Online poems, bio, archives, manuscripts, articles about Mary Stanley, photo gallery. Electronic Poetry Centre
Stead, Carl K.
C K Stead. New Zealand Book Council
C K Stead. New Zealand Literature File
C K Stead. An interview. The Financial Times
Sturm, J. C.
Sullivan, Robert
Robert Sullivan. New Zealand Book Council
Robert Sullivan
New Zealand Literature File. University of Auckland
Robert Sullivan. Online works. NZEPC
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Taylor, Apirana
Apirana Taylor. New Zealand Book Council
Interview with Apirana Taylor in NZine.
Taylor, Chad
Temple, Philip
Philip Temple. New Zealand Book Council
Turner, Brian
NZ Literature File, a bibliography from Auckland University.
Brian Turner
Brian Turner has published several books of poetry and short fiction. He won the Commonwealth Poetry Prize for his first collection, Ladders of Rain and the New Zealand Book Award for Poetry for Beyond. NZ Book Council website.
Brian Turner, New Zealand Poet Laureate
Tuwhare, Hone
Hone Tuwhare
New Zealand Book Council introduction.
Hone Tuwhare
New Zealand Book Council
Hone Tuwhare
Christchurch City Libraries
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Virtue, Noel
Noel Virtue. Introduction from The New Zealand Book Council.
von Sturmer, Richard
Richard von Sturmer
NZEPC, poems and biography.
Richard von Sturmer
Best New Zealand Poems 2003, Victoria University Press.
Richard von Sturmer, NZ Poets Online
Richard von Sturmer
New Zealand Book Council
Richard von Sturmer. Mudlark Journal
Richard von Sturmer
Fourteen Tanka. Trout journal
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Wedde, Ian
Ian Wedde
Bibliography from The New Zealand Poetry Archive.
Ian Wedde
Wikipedia
Ian Wedde. The Arts Foundation
An interview with Ian Wedde in the NZ Herald.
Ian Wedde
The New Zealand Book Council
Wells, Peter
Wendt, Albert
Albert Wendt
Albert Wendt, an introduction and bibliography.
White, Judith
Wilkins, Damien
Damien Wilkins
An introduction from The New Zealand Book Council.
Damien Wilkins
Fantastic Fiction bibliography.
Damien Wilkins
Review of Chemistry in The Guardian.