New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1983) Winner
Spiro Zavos
スピロ・ザヴォス
Spiro Zavos
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1937-01-01 （Wellington）
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Wellington, New Zealand → Washington, D.C., United States → Sydney, Australia → Menton, France
Career
- Occupations
- historian, philosopher, journalist, writer, sports journalist, cricketer
- Active Years
- 1958-2024
- Affiliations
- St Patrick's College, Silverstream, The Dominion, Sydney Morning Herald, The Roar, Radio New Zealand
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria University of Wellington | — | History | Bachelor of Arts | — | New Zealand |
| The Catholic University of America | — | Education | Master of Arts (Education) | 1960年代 | United States |
Victoria University of Wellington
History
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Country:
New Zealand
The Catholic University of America
Education
Degree:
Master of Arts (Education)
Period:
1960年代
Year of Graduation:
1967
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | New Zealand Feature Writer of the Year | Series on New Zealand under Prime Minister Rob Muldoon | — | — | 受賞（Warwick Rogerと共同） |
| 1978 | Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship | Faith of Our Fathers | — | — | 受賞 |
New Zealand Feature Writer of the Year
1976
Work:
Series on New Zealand under Prime Minister Rob Muldoon
Result:
受賞（Warwick Rogerと共同）
Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship
1978
Work:
Faith of Our Fathers
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Faith of Our Fathers
1982 Autobiographical short storiesA collection of autobiographical short stories about a Greek immigrant family, written during the Katherine Mansfield Fellowship.
familyfaithimmigration
The Real Muldoon
1978 Non-fictionBook about Prime Minister Rob Muldoon.
politics
After the Final Whistle
1979 Sports non-fictionHistory and controversies of post-war New Zealand rugby.
rugbysports
Bibliography
- The Real Muldoon, Fourth Estate Books, 1978
- After the Final Whistle: Mourie's "Grand-Slam" All Blacks, and the Controversies, Personalities and Tactics of Post-war New Zealand Rugby, 1979
- Crusade: Social Credit's Drive for Power, 1981
- Faith of Our Fathers, 1982
- The Gold and the Black: The Rugby Battles for the Bledisloe Cup: New Zealand vs Australia, 1903-94, 1995
- Winters of Revenge: The Bitter Rivalry between the All Blacks and the Springboks, 1997
- Ka Mate! Ka Mate!: New Zealand's Conquest of British Rugby, 1998
- The Golden Wallabies: The Story of Australia's Rugby World Champions, 2000
- Two Mighty Tribes: The Story of the All Blacks vs the Wallabies, 2003 (with Gordon Bray)
Legacy
New Zealand-born historian, philosopher, journalist, and writer known for his books on rugby and sports commentary. Of Greek immigrant descent and also a former cricketer.
Trivia
- Born in Wellington to Greek immigrant parents.
- Played one first-class cricket match for Wellington.
- Shared New Zealand Feature Writer of the Year award in 1976.
- His two sons founded the Australian sports website TheRoar.com.au.