Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement
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Edition 12 (2014) Winner
Ian Wedde
イアン・ウェッド
Ian Wedde
Aliases:
Ian Curtis Wedde
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946-10-17 （Blenheim, New Zealand）
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Blenheim, New Zealand → East Pakistan → England → Port Chalmers, New Zealand → Wellington, New Zealand
Career
- Occupations
- poet, fiction writer, critic, art curator
- Active Years
- 1966-2024
- Affiliations
- The Evening Post, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Auckland | — | English | MA | -1968 | New Zealand |
| King's College, Auckland | — | — | — | — | New Zealand |
University of Auckland
English
Degree:
MA
Period:
-1968
Year of Graduation:
1968
Country:
New Zealand
King's College, Auckland
Country:
New Zealand
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit | — | — | New Zealand Government | 受賞 |
| 1977 | Book Award for Fiction | Dick Seddon’s Great Dive | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2011 | New Zealand Poet Laureate | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
2010
Organization:
New Zealand Government
Result:
受賞
Book Award for Fiction
1977
Work:
Dick Seddon’s Great Dive
Result:
受賞
New Zealand Poet Laureate
2011
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Reed Warbler
2020 novelChinese Opera
2005 novelSymmes Hole
1986 novelDick Seddon’s Great Dive
1976 novelBibliography
- Homage to Matisse
- Made Over
- Pathway to the Sea
- Earthly: Sonnets for Carlos
- Spells for Coming Out
- Castally: Poems 1973–1977
- Tales of Gotham City
- Georgicon
- Driving into the Storm: Selected Poems
- Tendering
- The Drummer
- The Commonplace Odes
- Three Regrets and A Hymn to Beauty
- Dick Seddon’s Great Dive
- The Shirt Factory and Other Stories
- Symmes Hole
- Survival Arts
- Chinese Opera
- The Viewing Platform
- The Reed Warbler
Legacy
Prominent New Zealand poet, fiction writer, critic, and art curator. Served as New Zealand Poet Laureate and appointed ONZM. Curated exhibitions at Te Papa.
Trivia
- Married twice.