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Rachael King

レイチェル・キング

Reicheru Kingu

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1970 (Hamilton, New Zealand)
Nationality
New Zealand
Languages
English
Residence History
Hamilton, New Zealand

Career

Occupations
novelist, children's writer, bass guitarist, literary director
Active Years
2006-2025
Affiliations
WORD Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival
Influenced By
Michael King
Nominations
New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards 2013 Junior Fiction (Red Rocks), New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2025 Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Junior Fiction Award (The Case of the Missing Stuff)

Education

Victoria University of Wellington
Creative Writing
Degree: Master of Arts
Period: 2001
Year of Graduation: 2001
Country: New Zealand

Awards

NZSA Hubert Church Best First Book Award
2007
Work: The Sound of Butterflies
Category: Fiction
Organization: Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Result: Winner
Esther Glen Award
2013
Work: Red Rocks
Category: Junior Fiction
Organization: LIANZA
Result: Winner
Lilian Ida Smith Award
2005
Result: Winner
Ursula Bethell Writer in Residence
2008
Organization: University of Canterbury
Result: Recipient

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Sound of Butterflies

2006 novel

A novel about the sound of butterflies

Magpie Hall

2009 novel

Red Rocks

2012 children's novel

Novel for children

The Grimmelings

2024 novel

Violet and the Velvets, The Case of the Missing Stuff

2025 children's novel

Violet and the Velvets, The Case of the Angry Ghost

2025 children's novel

Bibliography

  • The Sound of Butterflies
  • Magpie Hall
  • Red Rocks
  • The Grimmelings
  • Violet and the Velvets, The Case of the Missing Stuff
  • Violet and the Velvets, The Case of the Angry Ghost

Legacy

New Zealand author known for novels and children's books with several awards.

Trivia

  • Father is historian and author Michael King.
  • Brother is filmmaker Jonathan King.
  • Bass guitarist with bands on Flying Nun Records label.