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Christine Johnston (born 4 January 1950) is a novelist from New Zealand.
Johnston writes fiction for adults and young adults, both novels and short stories. Her fiction has been broadcast on national radio and appeared in journals, including '' Landfall, Metro'', and ''Sport''. Her writing is often set in the suburbs and towns of New Zealand and deals with everyday aspects of life and interactions, including the Themes also included childhood, adolescence and adulthood.
Short stories available through the New Zealand Electronic Text CollectionA discussion with Christine Johnston on Christchurch Library's Interviewswith NZ Children's AuthorsInterview with Johnston as part of Burns Fellowship 50th Anniversary
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Background
Johnston was born 4 January 1950 in Dunedin, New Zealand. She was educated at St Dominic's College and the University of Otago.Works
Johnston writes fiction for adults and young adults, both novels and short stories. Her fiction has been broadcast on national radio and appeared in journals, including '' Landfall, Metro'', and ''Sport''. Her writing is often set in the suburbs and towns of New Zealand and deals with everyday aspects of life and interactions, including the Themes also included childhood, adolescence and adulthood.
Novels
* ''Blessed Art Though Among Women'' (1991) * ''Goodbye Molly McGuire'' (1994), young adult novel * ''The Haunting of Lara Lawson'' (1995), young adult novel * ''A Friend of Jack McGuire'' (1996), young adult novel * ''The Shark Bell'' (2002)Short stories
* ''The End of the Century'' (1999) Her reflections on Catholisim are included in the book'', The Source of the Song''.Awards
Her novel, ''Blessed Art Though Among Women'', won the Heinemann Reed Fiction Award in 1990. In 1994 she was awarded the Robert Burns Fellowship, a literary residency at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. She was the winner of theUnity Books
Unity Books is an independent New Zealand bookseller. It has a flagship store in Wellington, and a location in Auckland with separate adult and children's bookshops.
The business was founded by Alan Preston in 1967.
Wellington store
In 2012, the ...
Very Short Story Collection in 2003.
References
Further reading
Short stories available through the New Zealand Electronic Text Collection
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