Commonwealth Writers' Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2011) Winner
Craig Cliff
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Craig Cliff
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1983 （Palmerston North）
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, columnist
- Active Years
- 2007-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria University of Wellington | — | Creative Writing | Master of Arts | — | New Zealand |
Victoria University of Wellington
Creative Writing
Degree:
Master of Arts
Country:
New Zealand
MA in Creative Writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Katherine Mansfield Memorial Award (Novice category) | Another Language | Novice | Katherine Mansfield Memorial Award organization | winner |
| 2011 | Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Best First Book) | A Man Melting | Best First Book | Commonwealth Writers | winner |
| 2015 | Horoeka Grant | — | — | Eleanor Catton (grant) | recipient |
| 2017 | Robert Burns Fellowship | — | — | University of Otago | recipient |
Katherine Mansfield Memorial Award (Novice category)
2007
Work:
Another Language
Category:
Novice
Organization:
Katherine Mansfield Memorial Award organization
Result:
winner
Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Best First Book)
2011
Work:
A Man Melting
Category:
Best First Book
Organization:
Commonwealth Writers
Result:
winner
Horoeka Grant
2015
Organization:
Eleanor Catton (grant)
Result:
recipient
Robert Burns Fellowship
2017
Organization:
University of Otago
Result:
recipient
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Man Melting
2010 fiction (short stories)A collection of short stories exploring human relationships, loneliness and shifting identities.
lonelinessidentityhuman relationships
The Mannequin Makers
2013 fiction (novel)Cliff's first novel, darkly entertaining and original, telling intriguing stories about people, objects and trades.
work and identityisolationhuman oddities
Translations
- Romanian translation: Creatorii de manechine
Nailing Down the Saint
2019 fiction (novel)Cliff's second novel (2019), dealing with themes of morality, faith and personal instability.
faithmoralitypersonal instability
Bibliography
- A Man Melting (2010)
- The Mannequin Makers (2013)
- Nailing Down the Saint (2019)
Translations of Works
- Creatorii de manechine (Romanian translation of The Mannequin Makers)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- darkly humorousoriginal, detail-rich descriptiondry, observant tone
- Recurring Motifs
- loneliness and isolationwork and identityurban-rural contrasts
Legacy
A New Zealand writer acclaimed for both short stories and novels; winner of several awards as an emerging writer and translated abroad.
Quotes
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The Mannequin Makers was described as "tremendous, darkly entertaining and original from start to finish."
Source: Sam Finnimore, review in The New Zealand Listener (2013)
Trivia
- Participated in the University of Iowa's International Writing Program in 2013.
- Wrote a fortnightly column for the Dominion Post from 2010 to 2014.
- Won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Best First Book) in 2011.