Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2010) Winner
Cilla McQueen
シラ・マックイーン
Shira Makkuīn
Aliases:
Priscilla Muriel McQueen
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1949-01-22 （Birmingham, England）
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- England (birth) → New Zealand (from age 4) → Dunedin → Bluff
Career
- Occupations
- poet, artist
- Active Years
- 1982-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columba College | — | — | — | — | New Zealand |
| University of Otago | — | — | Master's with first-class Honours | — | New Zealand |
Columba College
Country:
New Zealand
University of Otago
Degree:
Master's with first-class Honours
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
New Zealand
Honorary Doctorate in Literature awarded in 2008
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | New Zealand Book Award for Poetry | — | — | — | winner |
| 1989 | New Zealand Book Award for Poetry | — | — | — | winner |
| 1991 | New Zealand Book Award for Poetry | — | — | — | winner |
| 2009 | New Zealand Poet Laureate | — | — | — | winner |
| 2010 | Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement (Poetry) | — | — | Creative New Zealand | winner |
| 2020 | Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) | — | — | Queen of New Zealand | appointed |
New Zealand Book Award for Poetry
1983
Result:
winner
New Zealand Book Award for Poetry
1989
Result:
winner
New Zealand Book Award for Poetry
1991
Result:
winner
New Zealand Poet Laureate
2009
Result:
winner
Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement (Poetry)
2010
Organization:
Creative New Zealand
Result:
winner
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM)
2020
Organization:
Queen of New Zealand
Result:
appointed
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Homing In
1982 poetryEarly poetry collection.
homelandloss
In a Slant Light: A Poet's Memoir
2016 poet's memoirA poet's memoir.
identityhistory
Poeta: Selected and New Poems
2018 poetrySelected and new poems.
colonisationindigeneity
Bibliography
- Homing In (1982)
- Anti Gravity (1984)
- Buick Electra (1985)
- Wild Sweets (1986)
- Benzina (1988)
- Otherwise (1989)
- Berlin Diary (1990)
- Crik'ey: New and Selected Poems, 1978-1994 (1993)
- Markings: Poems and Drawings (2000)
- Axis: Poems and Drawings (2001)
- Soundings: Poems and Drawings (2002)
- Fire-penny (2005)
- A Wind Harp (2006)
- The Radio Room (2010)
- Edwin's Egg and Other Poetic Novellas (2014)
- An Island (2014)
- In a Slant Light: A Poet's Memoir (2016)
- Poeta: Selected and New Poems (2018)
- Qualia (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- rhythmic poetic formsintegration with visual arts
- Recurring Motifs
- homeland and lossindigeneitycolonisation and displacementSt Kilda heritageMāori culture
Legacy
Renowned New Zealand poet, three-time winner of the New Zealand Book Award for Poetry, served as Poet Laureate. Explores identity as descendant of St Kilda islanders, themes of colonisation and indigeneity.
In Popular Culture
- Plaque on Writers' Walk in Dunedin Octagon
Trivia
- Descendant of people from St Kilda archipelago in Outer Hebrides.
- Married artist Ralph Hotere (1974–1986).