Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1999) Winner
Elizabeth Knox
エリザベス・ノックス
Erizabesu Nokkusu
Aliases:
Elizabeth Fiona Knox
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1959-02-15 （Wellington, New Zealand）
- Nationality
- New Zealander
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Irreligious
- Residence History
- Wellington suburbs (Pomare, Wadestown, Waikanae, Paremata), New Zealand → Wellington, New Zealand
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Novelist
- Active Years
- 1987-2024
- Affiliations
- Co-founder of Sport literary journal, Victoria University Press
- Memberships
- Editor of Sport magazine
- Influenced By
- Bill Manhire
- Influenced
- Contemporary New Zealand literature
- Nominations
- Treasure (1993 New Zealand Book Award for Fiction shortlist), The Vintner's Luck (1999 Orange Prize for Fiction longlist)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tawa College | — | High School | — | 1970年代 | New Zealand |
| Victoria University of Wellington | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | English Literature | BA | 1983-1987 | New Zealand |
Tawa College
High School
Period:
1970年代
Country:
New Zealand
High school
Victoria University of Wellington
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
/ English Literature
Degree:
BA
Period:
1983-1987
Year of Graduation:
1987
Country:
New Zealand
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sir Julius Vogel Award | The Invisible Road | Best Collected Work | Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand | winner |
| 2020 | Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) | — | — | New Zealand Government | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) | — | — | New Zealand Government | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Deutz Medal for Fiction | The Vintner's Luck | — | New Zealand Book Awards | winner |
| 2019 | Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Fiction) | — | — | New Zealand Government | 受賞 |
Sir Julius Vogel Award
2009
Work:
The Invisible Road
Category:
Best Collected Work
Organization:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand
Result:
winner
Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM)
2020
Organization:
New Zealand Government
Result:
受賞
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM)
2002
Organization:
New Zealand Government
Result:
受賞
Deutz Medal for Fiction
1999
Work:
The Vintner's Luck
Organization:
New Zealand Book Awards
Result:
winner
Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (Fiction)
2019
Organization:
New Zealand Government
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
-
Edition 32 (2006) Winner
Michael L. Printz Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2008) Honor
Sir Julius Vogel Award
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2009) Winner
Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2019) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Vintner's Luck
1998 Historical FantasyChronicles the life of a peasant winemaker and his relationship with a fallen angel in 19th-century Burgundy, France.
AngelsLoveWineHistory
Adaptations
- [Film] The Vintner's Luck / Niki Caro (2009)
Translations
- Published in ten languages
Bibliography
- After Z-Hour
- Paremata
- Treasure
- Pomare
- Glamour and the Sea
- Tawa
- The Vintner's Luck
- The High Jump
- Black Oxen
- Billie's Kiss
- Daylight
- Dreamhunter
- Dreamquake
- The Love School
- The Invisible Road
- The Angel's Cut
- Mortal Fire
- Wake
- The Absolute Book
Adaptations
- The Vintner's Luck (2009 film, dir. Niki Caro)
Translations of Works
- The Vintner's Luck (ten languages)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Rich imaginationIntricate world-buildingBlending of fantasy and reality
- Recurring Motifs
- AngelsDreamsSupernaturalNew Zealand landscapes
Health
-
Mild dyslexia幼少期Had difficulties with writing
Legacy
One of New Zealand's leading writers, recipient of numerous literary awards, internationally acclaimed for expanding boundaries between fantasy and literary fiction.
In Popular Culture
- The Absolute Book listed in NYT Best SF/F of 2021
Trivia
- Co-founder of Sport literary magazine
- Married to publisher Fergus Barrowman
- One child
- Lives in Wellington