Rachael King (born 1970) is an author from New Zealand.
Rachael King | |
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| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Notable works | The Sound of Butterflies, Red Rocks |
| Notable awards | NZSA Hubert Church Best First Book Award, Esther Glen Award |
| Relatives | Michael King (father) Jonathan King (brother) Rebecca Priestley (sister-in-law) |
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| Official website | |
Background
editKing was born in 1970, in Hamilton, New Zealand. In 2001 she received a Master of Arts in creative writing from Victoria University of Wellington.[1]
King is a bass guitarist and has played with several bands on the Flying Nun label.[1][2]
King's father is the historian and author Michael King and her brother is filmmaker Jonathan King.[3]
Works
editKing has published four novels:
- The Sound of Butterflies (2006, Random House)
- Magpie Hall (2009, Random House)
- Red Rocks (2012, Random House), novel for children
- The Grimmelings (2024, Allen & Unwin)
Short stories by King have been published in several anthologies including in Home: New Short Short Stories by New Zealand Writers[4] and Creative Juices.[5]
In 2013, King became Literary Director of the WORD Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival.[1][2] She was a judge for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults in 2017.[6]
Awards
editIn 2007, King's first novel The Sound of Butterflies won the NZSA Hubert Church Best First Book Award for Fiction at the Montana New Zealand Book Awards.[7]
Her novel for children, Red Rocks, was shortlisted for the Junior Fiction category in the 2013 New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards[8] and won the LIANZA Esther Glen Award.[9]
King was the 2008 Ursula Bethell Writer in Residence at the University of Canterbury.[10] She has also won the 2005 Lilian Ida Smith Award.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Rachael King". New Zealand Book Council. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ a b Matthews, Philip (9 July 2016). "National portrait: Rachael King, literary director". The Press. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Biography". Michael King writers Centre. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ Lay, Graeme; Stratford, Stephen, eds. (2005). Home: New Short Short Stories by New Zealand Writers. Random House. ISBN 9781869417413.
- ^ Neale, Emma, ed. (2002). Creative Juices. HarperCollins. ISBN 9781869504106.
- ^ "2017 Awards Judges". New Zealand Book Awards Trust. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Past Winners by Author". New Zealand Book Awards Trust. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards – finalists announced". Creative New Zealand. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "LIANZA Esther Glen Junior Fiction Award". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Ursula Bethell Residency in Creative Writing". The University of Canterbury. Retrieved 23 November 2017.