Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2011) Winner
Laurence Fearnley
ローレンス・ファーンリー
Rōrensu Fānrī
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1963 （New Zealand）
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Christchurch (grew up) → Europe (travelled) → Wellington
Career
- Occupations
- writer, novelist, short-story writer, non-fiction writer, art gallery curator
- Active Years
- 1998-2024
- Influenced By
- Bill Manhire, John Thomson
- Nominations
- Room: shortlisted for 2001 Montana New Zealand Book Awards, Edwin and Matilda: runner-up 2008 Montana NZ Book Awards fiction, longlisted Dublin Prize 2008, The Hut Builder: shortlisted 2010 Boardman Tasker Prize, Going Up is Easy: finalist 2015 Banff Mountain Literature Award, Reach: longlisted 2016 Ockham NZ Book Awards, At the Grand Glacier Hotel: finalist 2025 Ockham Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize, longlist International Dublin Literary Award
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria University of Wellington | — | International Institute of Modern Letters | MA | — | New Zealand |
| Victoria University of Wellington | — | International Institute of Modern Letters | PhD | — | New Zealand |
Victoria University of Wellington
International Institute of Modern Letters
Degree:
MA
Country:
New Zealand
MA in Creative Writing
Victoria University of Wellington
International Institute of Modern Letters
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
2012
Country:
New Zealand
Thesis: Boden Black (A Novel) and With Axe and Pen in the New Zealand Alps... Doctoral advisors: Bill Manhire, John Thomson
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Robert Burns Fellowship | — | — | University of Otago | recipient |
| 2011 | NZ Post Book Awards | The Hut Builder | fiction | — | winner |
| 2016 | NZSA Janet Frame Memorial Award | — | — | New Zealand Society of Authors | winner |
| 2017 | Landfall Essay Competition | Perfume Counter | — | — | joint winner |
| 2023 | NZSA Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship | — | — | New Zealand Society of Authors | winner |
Robert Burns Fellowship
2007
Organization:
University of Otago
Result:
recipient
NZ Post Book Awards
2011
Work:
The Hut Builder
Category:
fiction
Result:
winner
NZSA Janet Frame Memorial Award
2016
Organization:
New Zealand Society of Authors
Result:
winner
Landfall Essay Competition
2017
Work:
Perfume Counter
Result:
joint winner
NZSA Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship
2023
Organization:
New Zealand Society of Authors
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Hut Builder
2010 novelA novel about a hut builder, themes of landscape and mountaineering.
landscapemountaineering literatureNew Zealand nature
Edwin and Matilda
2007 novelFamily story set in small town of Southland.
familylandscapesmall towns
At the Grand Glacier Hotel
2024 novel
landscapehotelglacier
Bibliography
- The Sound of Her Body
- Room
- Delphine’s Run
- Butler's Ringlet
- Degrees of Separation
- Edwin and Matilda
- Mother's Day
- The Hut Builder
- Going Up is Easy
- Reach
- The Quiet Spectacular
- To the Mountains
- Scented
- Winter Time
- At the Grand Glacier Hotel
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- strong sense of landscapeoften set in small towns of Southland and Central Otagolyrical style with themes of nature and mountaineering
- Recurring Motifs
- SouthlandCentral OtagomountainsAntarcticascentisolation in nature
Legacy
Prominent New Zealand contemporary writer known for novels with a strong sense of landscape, winner of NZ Post Book Awards, Robert Burns Fellowship, and other accolades. Experiences in Antarctica influence her work.
Trivia
- Parents emigrated from England to New Zealand.
- Visited Antarctica twice under Artists to Antarctica programme (2004, 2005).
- Recipient of University of Otago's Robert Burns Fellowship (2007).
- Holds a PhD in Creative Writing (2012).