Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement
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Edition 19 (2021) Winner
Anne Kennedy
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Anne Kennedy
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1959 （Wellington, New Zealand）
- Nationality
- New Zealander
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Wellington → Mānoa, Hawaii → Manukau
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet, screenwriter, piano teacher, music librarian, creative writing teacher
- Active Years
- 1986-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Manukau Institute of Technology
- Memberships
- Co-editor of literary journal Ika, Co-editor of online literary journal Trout
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria University of Wellington | — | Composition | Bachelor of Music | — | New Zealand |
| Victoria University of Wellington | — | Literature | Master of Arts | — | New Zealand |
Victoria University of Wellington
Composition
Degree:
Bachelor of Music
Country:
New Zealand
in Composition
Victoria University of Wellington
Literature
Degree:
Master of Arts
Year of Graduation:
2007
Country:
New Zealand
Supervised by Lydia Wevers, titled Kicking round home: Atonality in the Bone People
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Bank of New Zealand Katherine Mansfield Short Story Award | — | — | Bank of New Zealand | winner |
| 1995 | University of Auckland Literary Fellow | — | — | University of Auckland | fellow |
| 2004 | Montana New Zealand Book Award for Poetry | — | Poetry | — | winner |
| 2013 | New Zealand Post Book Awards - Poetry category | — | Poetry | — | winner |
| 2014 | Fellowship for University of Auckland Residency at the Michael King Writers Centre | — | — | University of Auckland | fellow |
| 2014 | Nigel Cox Unity Books Award | — | — | — | winner |
| 2021 | Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement | — | Poetry | Prime Minister's Office | winner |
Bank of New Zealand Katherine Mansfield Short Story Award
1985
Organization:
Bank of New Zealand
Result:
winner
University of Auckland Literary Fellow
1995
Organization:
University of Auckland
Result:
fellow
Montana New Zealand Book Award for Poetry
2004
Category:
Poetry
Result:
winner
New Zealand Post Book Awards - Poetry category
2013
Category:
Poetry
Result:
winner
Fellowship for University of Auckland Residency at the Michael King Writers Centre
2014
Organization:
University of Auckland
Result:
fellow
Nigel Cox Unity Books Award
2014
Result:
winner
Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement
2021
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Prime Minister's Office
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Sea Walks into a Wall
2021 PoetryPoetry collection
Moth Hour
2019 PoetryPoetry collection
The Last Days of the National Costume
2013 NovelNovel. Featured on the Listener's Top 100 Books of 2013.
The Ice Shelf
2018 NovelNovel
Bibliography
- The Sea Walks into a Wall
- Moth Hour
- Sing song
- The Time of the Giants
- 100 Traditional Smiles
- Musica Ficta
- A Boy and His Uncle
- The Last Days of the National Costume
- The Ice Shelf
Legacy
Prominent New Zealand poet, novelist, and screenwriter. Recipient of Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement.
Trivia
- Began career as a piano teacher and music librarian.