Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (2018) Winner
Pip Adam
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Pippu Adamu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Christchurch, New Zealand
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Christchurch, New Zealand → Dunedin, New Zealand → Wellington, New Zealand
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, reviewer, tutor
- Active Years
- 2007-2024
- Affiliations
- Victoria University of Wellington, Massey University, Whitireia New Zealand, Creative New Zealand
- Nominations
- Nothing to See shortlisted for Acorn Foundation Fiction Prize 2021, Audition shortlisted for Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction 2024, Audition longlisted for International Dublin Literary Award 2025
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Film and Television School | — | — | — | — | New Zealand |
| Victoria University of Wellington | — | Library and Information Studies | MA | — | New Zealand |
| Victoria University of Wellington | — | Creative Writing | MA | — | New Zealand |
| Victoria University of Wellington | — | Creative Writing | PhD | — | New Zealand |
New Zealand Film and Television School
Country:
New Zealand
Attended while living in Christchurch
Victoria University of Wellington
Library and Information Studies
Degree:
MA
Country:
New Zealand
MA in Library and Information Studies
Victoria University of Wellington
Creative Writing
Degree:
MA
Country:
New Zealand
MA in Creative Writing. Everything We Hoped For as masters thesis
Victoria University of Wellington
Creative Writing
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
2012
Country:
New Zealand
PhD thesis: At the Service of the Unusual: Ways to Write the Built Environment. Supervised by Damien Wilkins
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NZSA Hubert Church Best First Book Award for Fiction | Everything We Hoped For | — | New Zealand Post Book Awards | winner |
| 2012 | New Generation Award | — | — | Arts Foundation of New Zealand | winner |
| 2018 | Acorn Foundation Fiction Prize | The New Animals | — | Ockham New Zealand Book Awards | winner |
NZSA Hubert Church Best First Book Award for Fiction
2011
Work:
Everything We Hoped For
Organization:
New Zealand Post Book Awards
Result:
winner
New Generation Award
2012
Organization:
Arts Foundation of New Zealand
Result:
winner
Acorn Foundation Fiction Prize
2018
Work:
The New Animals
Organization:
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Everything We Hoped For
2010 Short story collectionI'm Working on a Building
2013 NovelThe New Animals
2017 NovelNothing to See
2020 NovelAudition
2023 NovelBibliography
- Everything We Hoped For (2010)
- I'm Working on a Building (2013)
- The New Animals (2017)
- Nothing to See (2020)
- Audition (2023)
Legacy
New Zealand novelist and short story writer, recipient of the Acorn Foundation Fiction Prize at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, among other accolades.