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Paula Morris

ポーラ・モリス

Pōra Morisu

Aliases: Paula Jane Kiri Morris

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1965-08-18 （Auckland, New Zealand）
Nationality
New Zealand
Languages
English
Residence History
Auckland, New Zealand → York, United Kingdom → Manchester, United Kingdom → London, United Kingdom → New York, United States → Wellington, New Zealand → Iowa City, United States → New Orleans, United States → Stirling, Scotland → Sheffield, United Kingdom → Auckland, New Zealand

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Short-story writer, Editor, Literary academic
Active Years
2002-
Affiliations
University of Auckland, Academy of New Zealand Literature (founder)
Influenced By
Hermione Lee, Bill Manhire, Marilynne Robinson
Nominations
Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award shortlisted (False River, 2015), Commonwealth Prize finalist (Forbidden Cities, 2009), International Dublin Literary Award longlist (Rangatira, 2013), Ockham New Zealand Book Awards longlist (Shining Land: Looking for Robin Hyde, 2021)

Education

University of Auckland
English and History
Degree: BA
Year of Graduation: 1985
Country: New Zealand
University of York
English Literature
Degree: DPhil
Year of Graduation: 1989
Country: United Kingdom
Thesis: Magnolias and rattlesnakes: the southern lady in American fiction, Doctoral advisor: Hermione Lee
Victoria University of Wellington
Creative Writing
Degree: MA
Year of Graduation: 2001
Country: New Zealand
International Institute of Modern Letters
University of Iowa
Writers' Workshop
Degree: MFA
Year of Graduation: 2004
Country: United States

Awards

Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM)
2019
Organization: New Zealand Government
Result: 受賞
Katherine Mansfield Menton Prize
2018
Result: 受賞
NZSA Hubert Church Best Book of Fiction
2003
Work: Queen of Beauty
Organization: New Zealand Society of Authors
Result: 受賞
New Zealand Post Book Awards Best Work of Fiction
2012
Work: Rangatira
Result: 受賞
Adam Foundation Prize
2001
Work: Queen of Beauty
Organization: International Institute of Modern Letters
Result: 受賞
Ngā Kupu Ora Māori Book Awards Fiction
2012
Work: Rangatira
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Queen of Beauty

2002 Novel

Hibiscus Coast

2005 Novel

Trendy but Casual

2007 Novel

Forbidden Cities

2008 Short story collection

Rangatira

2011 Novel

False River

2017 Short stories and essays

Combines stories and essays around the theme of lies and secret histories.

liessecret histories

Bibliography

  • Queen of Beauty (2002)
  • Hibiscus Coast (2005)
  • Trendy but Casual (2007)
  • Forbidden Cities (2008)
  • The Penguin Book of Contemporary New Zealand Short Stories (editor) (2008)
  • Ruined (2009)
  • Dark Souls (2011)
  • Rangatira (2011)
  • Unbroken (2013)
  • Hene and the Burning Harbour (2013)
  • On Coming Home (2015)
  • The Eternal City (2015)
  • False River (2017)
  • Shining Land: Looking for Robin Hyde (2020)
  • Ko Aotearoa Tātou (2020)
  • A Clear Dawn: New Asian Voices from Aotearoa New Zealand (2021)

Translations of Works

  • Rangatira (German translation, Walde + Graf, 2012)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Sophisticated proseExploration of history and identity
Recurring Motifs
Lies and secret historiesMigration and belonging

Legacy

New Zealand novelist, short-story writer, editor, and literary academic. Recipient of multiple literary awards, associate professor at the University of Auckland, and founder of the Academy of New Zealand Literature. Of Māori descent with tribal affiliations to Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Manuhiri, and Ngāti Whātua.

Trivia

  • Family's tribal affiliations: Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Manuhiri, Ngāti Whātua.
  • Launched KoreaSeen website in 2021 for reviews of Korean TV and film.
  • Worked at BBC Radio 3, Virgin Records, PolyGram, and ECM Records.