Anne Kennedy (1) (1959–)
Author of The Last Days of the National Costume
For other authors named Anne Kennedy, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Anne Kennedy is a novelist, poet and film writer who has been appointed the Victoria University of Wellington and Creative New Zealand Writer in Residence for 2016. Since her 1988 novella 100 Traditional Smiles, Ms Kennedy, a Victoria University graduate, has been seen as one of New Zealand¿s most show more original and gifted writers. She has twice been awarded New Zealand¿s top prize for poetry and her most recent novel, The Last Days of the National Costume, was a finalist in the 2014 New Zealand Post Book Awards. She has also written screenplays for seminal New Zealand short films such as Jewel¿s Darl (from her own BNZ-Katherine Mansfield-award-winning story) and Danny and Raewyn and the features Crush and The Monkey¿s Mask. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Anne Kennedy
Associated Works
Another English: Anglophone Poems from Around the World (Poets in the World) (2014) — Contributor — 11 copies
Goodbye to Romance: Stories by New Zealand and Australian Women Writers, 1930-1988 (1989) — Contributor — 10 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1959
- Gender
- female
- Education
- Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
- Occupations
- poet
screenwriter
piano teacher
novelist
music librarian
creative writing teacher - Organizations
- University of Hawaii at Manoa
Manukau Institute of Technology - Awards and honors
- Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Poetry|2021)
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Birthplace
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Places of residence
- Wellington, New Zealand
Hawaii, USA
England, UK
Members
Reviews
This is another book I savoured, although initially I felt cross with her misleading ‘the client’, I soon became caught up in the client’s recounting of his early life in Belfast. The setting during an Auckland blackout and her work in mending garments I found an original backdrop from this novelist. This is another writer appearing at the Auckland Writers Festival and I will be interested to read more of her work.
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Statistics
- Works
- 12
- Also by
- 4
- Members
- 105
- Popularity
- #183,190
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 74
- Languages
- 1