Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1996) Winner
Sheridan Keith
シェリダン・キース
Sheridan Keith
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1942 （Wellington, New Zealand）
- Nationality
- New Zealander
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Wellington → London (1960s) → New Zealand (returned in 1974) → Northcote, Auckland (c. 1995-)
Career
- Occupations
- Author, artist, broadcaster, curator, journalist, creative writing teacher
- Active Years
- 1991-2024
- Affiliations
- Blikfang Art and Antiques
- Nominations
- Commonwealth Writers Prize Best First Book category shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria University of Wellington | — | zoology and English literature | — | 1960年代 | New Zealand |
Victoria University of Wellington
zoology and English literature
Period:
1960年代
Country:
New Zealand
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Montana Book Awards Fiction Award | Zoology | Fiction | New Zealand Book Awards Trust | Winner |
Montana Book Awards Fiction Award
1996
Work:
Zoology
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
New Zealand Book Awards Trust
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Shallow are the Smiles at the Supermarket
1991 short storiesFirst collection of short stories, shortlisted for Commonwealth Writers Prize Best First Book.
women's aspirations
Animal Passions
1992 short storiesSecond collection of short stories, from which Zoology grew.
animal passions
Zoology
1995 novelFirst novel, grew out of a short story in Animal Passions. Won the 1996 Montana Book Awards Fiction Award.
women's liveswomen in a demanding world
Bibliography
- Shallow are the Smiles at the Supermarket (1991)
- Animal Passions (1992)
- Zoology (1995)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- short stories that focus on the practices and aspirations of women in a demanding world
Legacy
New Zealand author, artist, broadcaster, and curator. Notable for Zoology (1995), winner of the 1996 Montana Book Awards Fiction Award. Writing published in The London Magazine, Landfall, New Zealand Listener, and others.
Trivia
- Daughter of ceramic artist and painter June Black.
- Has owned the Blikfang Art and Antiques gallery in Northcote, Auckland, since around 1995.