Summary
Bernadette Hall MNZM (born 1945) is a New Zealand playwright and poet.
Bernadette Hall | |
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 Hall in 2017 | |
| Born | 1945 (age 78–79) Alexandra, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | University of Otago |
| Notable awards | Robert Burns Fellowship |
Biography edit
Hall was born in 1945 in Alexandra, New Zealand. She was raised in what she describes as "a small-city Catholic community that was proud, theatrical and pretty much enclosed."[1] After a career as a teacher of Latin and classical studies, she started writing full-time in her forties.[2] She has held residencies at both Canterbury University and Victoria University[3] and is widely published.[1][4][5] She spent 10 years as the editor of Takahe magazine and five as the poetry editor of The Press, Christchurch's main daily newspaper.[5]
Hall's poetry collection The Lustre Jug was a finalist in the 2010 New Zealand Post Book Awards.[6]
She is the patron of Hagley Writers' Institute.[7]
Works edit
Plays edit
Poetry collections edit
- Heartwood (Caxton Press, Christchurch, 1989)[9]
- of Elephants etc. (Untold Press, 1990)
- The Persistent Levitator (Victoria University Press, 1994)
- Still Talking (Victoria University Press, 1997)
- Settler Dreaming (Victoria University Press, 2001)
- The Merino Princess: Selected Poems (Victoria University Press, 2004)
- The Ponies (Victoria University Press, 2007)
- The Lustre Jug (Victoria University Press, 2009)
- Life & Customs (Victoria University Press, 2014)
Awards and honours edit
- 1991 – Writer in residence at the University of Canterbury[5]
- 1996 – Robert Burns Fellowship at the University of Otago[5]
- 2004 – Antarctica New Zealand Arts Fellowship[5]
- 2006 – Writer's fellowship at Victoria University[5]
- 2015 – Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement in Poetry[10]
- 2017 – Appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to literature, in the 2017 New Year Honours[11]
References edit
- ^ a b Bernadette Hall biography at the IIML
- ^ Bernadette Hall Archived 22 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine biography at Victoria University Press
- ^ Book launch at Christchurch Arts Festival Archived 25 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bernadette Hall biography at the New Zealand Electronic Text Center
- ^ a b c d e f g Bernadette Hall biography at the New Zealand Book Council
- ^ New Zealand Post Book Awards Finalists 2010
- ^ "Hagley Writers' Institute » Staff". hagleywriters.net. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ a b Bernadette Hall bibliography at The NZ Literature File Archived 5 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bernadette Hall biography at the New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre.
- ^ "Previous winners". Creative New Zealand. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2017". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2019.