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Kathleen Grattan Prize For A Sequence Of Poems
The Kathleen Grattan Prize for a Sequence of Poems is an annual award for a cycle or sequence of poems with a common link or theme. It is named after Kathleen Grattan, an Auckland poet, who died in 1990. The award was first made in 2009. History The Kathleen Grattan Prize for a Sequence of Poems is funded by a bequest from the Jocelyn Grattan Charitable Trust. Jocelyn Grattan was the daughter of Kathleen Grattan, an Auckland poet, journalist and former editor of the ''New Zealand Woman's Weekly''. When Jocelyn Grattan died in 2005, she left ''Landfall (journal), Landfall'' a bequest with which to establish an award in her mother’s name (the Kathleen Grattan Award). She also wanted her mother’s love of poetry to be recognised by an annual competition for a sequence or cycle of poems. This competition is run by the International Writers‘ Workshop NZ Inc (IWW). The inaugural award was made in 2009 and the award is made every year. Eligibility and conditions * The award is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by population, fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of . While European New Zealanders, Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and Cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asian New Zealanders, Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018. Auckland has the fourth largest Foreign born, foreign-born population in the world, with 39% of its residents born overseas. With its large population of Pasifika New Zealanders, the city is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maris O'Rourke
Maris may refer to: Personal names *Māris (name), a Latvian masculine given name, including a list of people with the name *Maris (given name), including a list of people and mythical or fictional characters *Maris (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters *Maris the Great, a promotional performance artist based in Denver, Colorado Places *al-Maris in medieval Nubia *El Maris, Egypt * Maris Nunatak, a small coastal nunatak in Antarctica * Via Maris, a trade route dating from the early Bronze Age, linking Egypt with Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria * Maris, the Latin name of the Mureș River, as mentioned by Herodotus in 484 BC Mythology *Maris (mythology), an Etruscan god of agriculture Other uses * the Mari people * MARIS Maritime Archeological Research Institute at Södertörn University, Sweden * the planet Mars See also * Mares (other) * Maris Otter, a variety of barley * Maris Piper, Maris Peer and Maris Bard - varieties of potato * Maris Wige ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siobhan Harvey
Siobhan Harvey (born 1973) is a New Zealand author, editor and creative writing lecturer. She writes poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction. In 2021, she was awarded the Janet Frame Literary Trust Award for Poetry. Early life Harvey was born in Staffordshire, England in 1973. She graduated from the University of London, Sheffield Hallam University (MA in Creative Writing, 2001) and Auckland University of Technology (PhD in Creative Writing, 2021). Career Harvey is the author of eight books. Her first New Zealand collection was ''Lost Relatives'' (Steele Roberts, 2011). Her second collection, ''Cloudboy'' (Otago University Press, 2014) won New Zealand's richest prize for poetry, the Kathleen Grattan Award, in 2013. In 2021, a collection of Harvey's poetry and creative nonfiction, ''Ghosts'' (Otago University Press) was launched at the Auckland Writers Festival. Poems in the book had been awarded the 2019 Kathleen Grattan Award for a Sequence of Poems, the 2020 Robert Burns P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillian Roach
Gillian may refer to: Places * Gillian Settlement, Arkansas, an unincorporated community People Gillian (variant Jillian) is an English feminine given name, frequently shortened to Gill. It originates as a feminine form of the name Julian, Julio, Julius, and Julien. It is also in use as a surname. Notable people with the name include: First name * Gillian Alexy (born 1986), Australian actress * Gillian Allnutt (born 1949), English poet * Gillian Anderson (born 1968), American actress * Gillian Apps (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player * Gillian Armstrong (born 1950), Australian film director * Gillian Attard (born 1983), Maltese actress * Gillian Avery (born 1926), British children's novelist and literary historian * Gillian Ayres (born 1930), English painter * Gillian Bailey (born 1955), British academic and actress * Gillian Barge (1940–2003), English actress * Gillian Baverstock (1931–2007), British author * Gillian Baxter, British writer * Gillian Beer (born 1935) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Bauchop
Heather may refer to: Plants *The heather family, or Ericaceae, particularly: **Common heather or ling, '' Calluna'' **Various species of the genus '' Cassiope'' **Various species of the genus '' Erica'' Name * Heather (given name) * Heather (surname) Arts and media * ''Heathers'', a 1989 film directed by Michael Lehmann ** '' Heathers: The Musical'', a musical by Laurence O'Keefe based on the film ** ''Heathers'' (TV series), a 2018 television series based on the film * "Heather" (''The Secret Circle''), a television episode Music * Heathers (band), an acoustic singing duo from Ireland * "Heather" (Beatles song), an unreleased 1968 song by Paul McCartney and Donovan * "Heather" (Conan Gray song), a 2020 song by American singer Conan Gray * "Heather", a song from fusion drummer Billy Cobham's 1974 album ''Crosswinds'' * "Heather", a 2001 song by Paul McCartney from the album ''Driving Rain'' * "Heather", a song from ''Patent Pending'' by Heavens * "Heather", a version o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Hollier Ruddy
Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands, particularly in the Frisian speaking part (for example, author Anne de Vries). In this incarnation, it is related to Germanic arn-names and means 'eagle'.See entry on "Anne" in th''Behind the Name'' databaseand th"Anne"an"Ane"entries (in Dutch) in the Nederlandse Voornamenbank (Dutch First Names Database) of the Meertens Instituut (23 October 2018). It has also been used for males in France (Anne de Montmorency) and Scotland (Lord Anne Hamilton). Anne is a common name and the following lists represent a small selection. For a comprehensive list, see instead: . As a feminine name Anne * Saint Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary * Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665–1714), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1702–07) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Newman
Janet may refer to: Names * Janet (given name) * Janet (French singer) (1939–2011) Surname * Charles Janet (1849–1932), French engineer, inventor and biologist, known for the Left Step periodic table * Jules Janet (1861–1945), French psychologist and psychotherapist * Maurice Janet (1888–1983), French mathematician * Paul Janet (1823–1899), French philosopher and writer * Pierre Janet (1859–1947), French psychologist, philosopher and psychotherapist * Roberto Janet (born 1986), Cuban hammer thrower Other uses * Janet, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet * Janet (airline), a military transport fleet known for servicing the US Air Force "Area 51" facility * JANET, a high-speed network for the UK research and education community * ''Janet'' (album), by Janet Jackson * ''Janet'' (video), a video compilation by Janet Jackson * Janet, a character in the TV series '' The Good Place'' * Hurricane Janet Hurricane Janet was the most powerful tropical cyclone of the 1955 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Giacon
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I *Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Wootton
Sue Wootton (born 1961) is a New Zealand writer, specialising in poetry and short fiction. Biography Wootton was born in Wellington in 1961, and spent much of her early life in Wanganui before moving to Dunedin, where she attended the University of Otago and has worked as a physiotherapist.Wootton, Sue , New Zealand Book Council, 12 November 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2015. Wootton received a degree in English literature in 2003, and published her first selection of poetry, ''Hourglass'', in 2005. In 2008, Wootton was awarded the |
Julie Ryan
Julie Ryan (born February 6, 1984) is an Irish film and TV producer from Cork, Ireland, known for her work on '' The Young Offenders'' (2016), ''I Never Cry'' (2020), and '' Finding You'' (2020). Career Production company Ryan is the managing director of MK1Studios Productions, which she founded to promote diversity, inclusion and innovation through storytelling. MK1 is Dublin, Ireland based, with bases in Cork, Ireland and Los Angeles, California. Early career Ryan began her career in the media industry in the Irish TV company TV3, where she trained in the sports department as a reporter. She also spend a period moonlighting as an autocue operator, continuity announcer, news librarian, and even spent a stint as a sports anchor in Dublin radio station 98FM. Ryan then began her film career as a freelance producer of non-scripted television, working in the US in this area for 10 years. In 2012, Ryan stepped up to the role of producer on ''The Fear'', an Irish hidden camera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Woman's Weekly
The ''New Zealand Woman's Weekly'' is a weekly New Zealand women's magazine published by Are Media. , it had a circulation of 82,040, third by paid sales after ''TV Guide'' and ''New Zealand Woman's Day''. History On 8 December 1932, journalists Otto Williams and Audrey Argall launched the magazine, with 7,000 copies on newsprint. Williams took the role of managing director, and Argall was the first editor. Due to financial difficulties, they were forced to sell the magazine after three months. Ellen Melville ran the magazine for a few weeks, before the magazine's printer, F. S. Proctor, and his wife, took over. Early in 1933, solicitor Vernon Dyson bought it, anhis wife Hedda became the second editor At the end of the year it was sold again to Brett Print and Publishing Co., later New Zealand Newspapers, which also published the ''Auckland Star''. Hedda Dyson was retained as editor. In the early 1980s, ''New Zealand Woman's Weekly''s circulation peaked at around 250,000, befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belinda Diepenheim
Belinda is a feminine given name of unknown origin, apparently coined from Italian ''bella'', meaning "beautiful". Alternatively it may be derived from the Old High German name ''Betlinde'', which possibly meant "bright serpent" or "bright linden tree".E.G. Withycombe, ''Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names'' People *Belinda Ang (born 1954), a judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore * Belinda Bauer (other), several people *Belinda Bencic (born 1997), Swiss tennis player *Belinda Carlisle (born 1958), lead vocalist for the rock and roll band The Go-Go's and solo artist *Bilinda Butcher (born 1961), vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine *Belinda Clark (born 1970), Australian former cricketer. *Belinda Cordwell (born 1965), former tennis player from New Zealand *Belinda Cowling, French medical researcher *Belinda Effah (born 1989), Nigerian movie actress. *Belinda Emmett (1974–2006), Australian actress and singer. *Belinda Kirk, British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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