Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2006) Winner
Vincent Gerard O'Sullivan
ヴィンセント・ジェラード・オ・サリヴァン
Vinsento Jerādo O Sarivan
Aliases:
Sir Vincent O'Sullivan
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1937-09-28 （Auckland）
- Died
- 2024-04-28 （Dunedin） age 86
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Auckland → Port Chalmers, Dunedin
Career
- Occupations
- poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, critic, editor, biographer, librettist, academic
- Active Years
- 1965-2024
- Affiliations
- Victoria University of Wellington, University of Waikato
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Academy of New Zealand Literature, Randell Cottage Writers' Trust
- Influenced By
- Katherine Mansfield
- Influenced
- Fiona Kidman
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Auckland | — | Faculty of Arts | BA | 1950s | New Zealand |
| University of Auckland | — | Faculty of Arts | MA | 1950s-1960s | New Zealand |
| Lincoln College, University of Oxford | — | — | MLitt | 1960s | United Kingdom |
University of Auckland
Faculty of Arts
Degree:
BA
Period:
1950s
Year of Graduation:
1959
Country:
New Zealand
Bachelor of Arts
University of Auckland
Faculty of Arts
Degree:
MA
Period:
1950s-1960s
Year of Graduation:
1960
Country:
New Zealand
Master of Arts with first-class honours
Lincoln College, University of Oxford
Degree:
MLitt
Period:
1960s
Year of Graduation:
1962
Country:
United Kingdom
Commonwealth Scholarship
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | New Zealand Poet Laureate | — | Poet Laureate | National Library of New Zealand | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (KNZM) | — | — | New Zealand Government | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement | — | Poetry | New Zealand Government | 受賞 |
| 1999 | New Zealand Book Awards Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry | Seeing You Asked | Poetry | — | 最優秀賞 |
| 2005 | New Zealand Book Awards Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry | Nice Morning For It, Adam | Poetry | — | 最優秀賞 |
| 1993 | New Zealand Book Awards Fiction | Let the River Stand | Fiction | — | 最優秀賞 |
| 1979 | Katherine Mansfield Memorial Award | — | Short story | — | 受賞 |
New Zealand Poet Laureate
2013
Category:
Poet Laureate
Organization:
National Library of New Zealand
Result:
受賞
Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (KNZM)
2022
Organization:
New Zealand Government
Result:
受賞
Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement
2006
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
New Zealand Government
Result:
受賞
New Zealand Book Awards Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry
1999
Work:
Seeing You Asked
Category:
Poetry
Result:
最優秀賞
New Zealand Book Awards Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry
2005
Work:
Nice Morning For It, Adam
Category:
Poetry
Result:
最優秀賞
New Zealand Book Awards Fiction
1993
Work:
Let the River Stand
Category:
Fiction
Result:
最優秀賞
Katherine Mansfield Memorial Award
1979
Category:
Short story
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Let the River Stand
1993 NovelNovel based on historical events in New Zealand
deathlossbetrayal
Seeing You Asked
1998 PoetryPoetry collection
lifelovepolitics
All This by Chance
2018 NovelFamily novel
familyhistory
Bibliography
- Our Burning Time (1965)
- Let the River Stand (1993)
- All This by Chance (2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Sharp style addressing death, loss, and betrayal
- Recurring Motifs
- deathlossbetrayal
Legacy
One of the top New Zealand writers who helped shape New Zealand literature
Academic Societies
- Academy of New Zealand Literature
Trivia
- Son is Dominic O'Sullivan
- 9th New Zealand Poet Laureate