Emma Neale
Emma Jane Neale | |
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![]() Emma Neale, reading poetry in Dunedin in March 2016 | |
Born | (1969-01-02) 2 January 1969 (age 55) Dunedin, New Zealand |
Language | English |
Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington University College London |
Genre | Fiction, poetry |
Emma Neale (born 2 January 1969) is a novelist and poet from New Zealand.
Background
Neale was born in Dunedin and grew up in Christchurch, San Diego, and Wellington. She received her undergraduate degree from Victoria University of Wellington[1] and was awarded an MA and PhD from University College London. Following her graduation she returned to New Zealand to work for Longacre Press, working for ten years as editor then senior editor.[2]
Works
Neale's first work was published in 1998 and her writing has been featured extensively in magazines, newspapers and journals, and several anthologies.[3][2]
Novels
- Night Swimming (Penguin Random House, 1998)
- Little Moon (Random House, 2001)
- Double Take (Random House, 2003)
- Relative Strangers (Vintage, 2006)
- Fosterling (Vintage, 2011)
- Billy Bird (Penguin Random House, 2016)
Poetry
- Sleeve-Notes (Random House, 1999)
- How to Make a Million (Godwit, 2002)
- Spark (Steele Roberts, 2008)
- The Truth Garden (Otago University Press, 2012)
- Tender Machines (Otago University Press, 2015)
- To the Occupant (Otago University Press, 2019)
- Poems included in the Best New Zealand Poems series (2002, 2007, 2009 & 2014)
Editorial
Neale has served as editor for:
- Creative Juices (Flamingo, 2003)
- Best New Zealand Poems (Victoria University of Wellington, 2004)
- Swings and Roundabouts (Godwit, 2008)
- Manifesto Aotearoa: 101 Political Poems (Otago University Press, 2017)
In October, 2017, Neale was appointed editor of Landfall, a literary journal published by Otago University Press.[4]
Awards
Neale's work has been awarded and nominated for several literary prizes including:
- Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, Acorn Foundation Fiction Prize (2017) shortlisted for Billy Bird[5]
- Ockham New Zealand Book Awards (2016) longlisted for Tender Machines[2]
- Sarah Broom Poetry Prize (2014), poetry included in the shortlist[2]
- Sir Julius Vogel Award youth category (2011) shortlisted for Fosterling[2]
- Kathleen Grattan Award for poetry (2011) awarded to The Truth Garden[6]
- Takahe Poetry Competition (2008), first place for the poem 'Well'[3]
- NZSA Janet Frame Memorial Award for Literature (2008)[1]
Residencies and fellowships
In 2012, she was awarded the Robert Burns Fellowship, a literary residency at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand.[7] She has also been awarded the Todd/Creative New Zealand New Writers Bursary (2000), the Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship (2014), and was a University of Otago/Sir James Wallace Pah Homestead Fellow.[2][3][5]
Personal
She is a daughter of writer Barbara Else and her first husband James Neale.
References
- ^ a b "Emma Neale". Penguin Books New Zealand. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Emma Neale". Academy of New Zealand Literature. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Emma Neale". New Zealand Book Council. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "New editor appointed for Landfall journal". University of Otago. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Emma Neale". New Zealand Society of Authors & Writers Association. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Kathleen Grattan Award". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "The Robert Burns Fellowship". Otago Fellows, University of Otago, New Zealand. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
Further reading
- Interview with Emma Neale by 13th Floor
- Flying Dreams: A Conversation with Emma Neale
External links
- Official website
- Poetry on NZ Poet Laureate
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- 1959 Ian Cross
- 1960 Maurice Duggan
- 1961 John Caselberg
- 1962 R.A.K. Mason
- 1963 Maurice Shadbolt
- 1964 Maurice Gee
- 1965 Janet Frame
- 1966–67 James K. Baxter
- 1968 Ruth Dallas
- 1969 Warren Dibble
- 1970 O. E. Middleton
- 1971 Noel Hilliard
- 1972 Ian Wedde
- 1973 Graham Billing
- 1974 Hone Tuwhare
- 1975 Witi Ihimaera
- 1976 Sam Hunt
- 1977 Keri Hulme
- 1977–78 Roger Hall
- 1978 Peter Olds
- 1979 Michael A. Noonan
- 1980 Philip Temple
- 1981–82 William Sewell
- 1983 Rawiri Paratene
- 1984 Brian Turner
- 1985–86 Cilla McQueen
- 1987 Robert Lord
- 1988 John Dickson
- 1989 Renée
- 1990 David Eggleton
- 1991 Lynley Hood
- 1992 Owen Marshall
- 1993 Stuart Hoar
- 1994 Christine Johnston
- 1995 Elspeth Sandys
- 1996 Bernadette Hall
- 1997 Paddy Richardson
- 1998–99 Michael King
- 1999 Paula Boock
- 2000 James Norcliffe
- 2001 Jo Randerson
- 2002 Alison Wong
- 2003 Nick Ascroft
- 2003 Sarah Quigley
- 2004 Kate Duignan
- 2005–06 Catherine Chidgey
- 2006 Dianne Ruth Pettis
- 2007 Laurence Fearnley
- 2008 Sue Wootton
- 2009 Michael Harlow
- 2010 Michele Powles
- 2011 Fiona Farrell
- 2012 Emma Neale
- 2013 David Howard
- 2014 Majella Cullinane
- 2015 Louise Wallace
- 2016 Victor Rodger
- 2017 Craig Cliff
- 2018 Rhian Gallagher
- 2019 Emily Duncan
- 2020 John Newton
- 2021 Becky Manawatu
- 2022 Albert Belz
- 2023 Kathryn van Beek
- 2024 Mikaela Nyman