Ned Kelly Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2002) Winner
Ken Catran
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Ken Catran
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1944-05-16
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Waimate, South Canterbury, New Zealand
Career
- Occupations
- children's novelist, television screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1975-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Otago College of Education Children's Writer in Residence (1996), University of Waikato Writer in Residence (2007)
- Nominations
- Sir Julius Vogel Best Novel nomination (Protus Rising), LIANZA Esther Glen Award shortlists (six books 1997-2013), New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards shortlists (Deepwater Black, Dream-bite, Something Weird about Mr Foster)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Listener Television Awards Drama Script category | Hanlon: In Defence of Minnie Dean | Drama Script | GOFTA Awards | winner |
| 2004 | Esther Glen Award | Jacko Moran: Sniper | Junior Fiction | LIANZA | winner |
| 2001 | New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards | Voyage with Jason | Children's Book of the Year / Young Adult Fiction | Booksellers New Zealand | winner |
| 2011 | New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards | Smiling Jack | Children's Choice Young Adult Fiction | Booksellers New Zealand | winner |
| 2007 | Margaret Mahy Medal | — | — | Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust | winner |
| 2005 | Sir Julius Vogel Award | — | services to science fiction and fantasy | — | winner |
Listener Television Awards Drama Script category
1986
Work:
Hanlon: In Defence of Minnie Dean
Category:
Drama Script
Organization:
GOFTA Awards
Result:
winner
Esther Glen Award
2004
Work:
Jacko Moran: Sniper
Category:
Junior Fiction
Organization:
LIANZA
Result:
winner
New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards
2001
Work:
Voyage with Jason
Category:
Children's Book of the Year / Young Adult Fiction
Organization:
Booksellers New Zealand
Result:
winner
New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards
2011
Work:
Smiling Jack
Category:
Children's Choice Young Adult Fiction
Organization:
Booksellers New Zealand
Result:
winner
Margaret Mahy Medal
2007
Organization:
Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust
Result:
winner
Sir Julius Vogel Award
2005
Category:
services to science fiction and fantasy
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
-
Edition 30 (2004) Winner
Sir Julius Vogel Award
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2005) Achievement Award
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Edition 17 (2007) Winner
Works
Major Works
Voyage with Jason
2001 Young adult fictionJacko Moran: Sniper
2004 Young adult fictionSmiling Jack
2011 Young adult fictionTaken at the Flood
Teen novelTalking to Blue
Young adult fictionBibliography
- Taken at the Flood
- Voyage with Jason
- Doomfire on Venus
- Space Wolf
- Jacko Moran: Sniper
- Talking to Blue
- Blue Murder
- Blue Blood
- Smiling Jack
- Protus Rising
- Deepwater Black
- Dream-bite
- Something Weird about Mr Foster
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Prolific and varied writer
Legacy
A prolific contributor to New Zealand children's literature and young adult fiction, having written more than 30 novels and received numerous awards.
Trivia
- Married to screenwriter and children's writer Wendy Catran.
- Frequently visits schools to give advice to young writers on novels and short stories.
- Chose writing over other interests because it 'came naturally'; relaxes by walking and reading.