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Edition 38 (2012) Winner
Barbara Helen Else
バーバラ・ヘレン・エルス
Bābara Heren Erusu
Aliases:
Barbara Neale
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1947-01-08 （Invercargill）
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Riverton (until age 2) → Wellington → Auckland → Oamaru → Christchurch → Dunedin → San Diego, California
Career
- Occupations
- writer, editor, playwright, literary agent, manuscript assessor
- Active Years
- 1995-2025
- Affiliations
- New Zealand Book Council, New Zealand Society of Authors, New Zealand Association of Literary Agents (NZALA), New Zealand Association of Manuscript Assessors (NZAMA)
- Memberships
- New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc), Academy of New Zealand Literature
- Nominations
- Montana New Zealand Book Awards shortlist (The Warrior Queen), Booksellers BookData Award shortlist (Gingerbread Husbands)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Otago | — | — | MA | — | New Zealand |
University of Otago
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
1969
Country:
New Zealand
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) | — | — | New Zealand Government | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal | — | — | Storylines Children's Literature Foundation of New Zealand | 受賞 |
| 2025 | Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Esther Glen Award | The Travelling Restaurant | Junior Fiction | LIANZA | 受賞 |
| 2012 | New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards Junior Fiction Honour Award | The Travelling Restaurant | — | — | 受賞 |
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM)
2005
Organization:
New Zealand Government
Result:
受賞
Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal
2016
Organization:
Storylines Children's Literature Foundation of New Zealand
Result:
受賞
Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement
2025
Result:
受賞
Esther Glen Award
2012
Work:
The Travelling Restaurant
Category:
Junior Fiction
Organization:
LIANZA
Result:
受賞
New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards Junior Fiction Honour Award
2012
Work:
The Travelling Restaurant
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
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Edition 26 (2016) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Travelling Restaurant
2011 Children's fantasyFirst in the Tales of Fontania fantasy quartet for children, involving a travelling restaurant.
adventurefriendshipfantasy
The Queen and the Nobody Boy
2012 Children's fantasySecond book in the Tales of Fontania series.
identityroyaltyadventure
The Volume of Possible Endings
2014 Children's fantasyThird book in the Tales of Fontania series.
The Knot Impossible
2015 Children's fantasyFourth book in the Tales of Fontania series.
Bibliography
- The Warrior Queen (1995)
- Gingerbread Husbands (1997)
- Skitterfoot Leaper (1997)
- Eating Peacocks (1998)
- Tricky Situations (1999)
- Three Pretty Widows (2000)
- The Case of the Missing Kitchen (2003)
- Wild Latitudes (2007)
- The Travelling Restaurant (2011)
- The Queen and the Nobody Boy (2012)
- The Volume of Possible Endings (2014)
- The Knot Impossible (2015)
- Go Girl (2018)
- Harsu and the Werestoat (2019)
- Laughing at the Dark (2023)
Health
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cancer2020年代Detailed her cancer treatment in her 2023 memoir Laughing at the Dark.
Legacy
Prominent New Zealand children's author and editor, recipient of numerous awards including the Margaret Mahy Medal and Prime Minister's Award, instrumental in establishing literary organizations.
Trivia
- Married to writer Chris Else. Daughter Emma Neale is also a writer.
- First husband Jim Neale was a physician; they had two daughters.
- Served as judge for New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards and convenor in 2014.