Kelly Ana Morey (born 1968) is a novelist and poet from New Zealand.

Background

Born in 1969, Morey is of

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, Te Rarawa,

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, and

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descent and grew up in

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. She received a BA in English, MA in contemporary Māori art, an MALit, and is pursuing a PhD. She currently lives in Kaipara.

Publications

Fiction

Novels by Morey include: * ''Bloom'' (2003, Penguin) * ''Grace is Gone'' (2005, Penguin) * ''On an Island, with Consequences Dire'' (2007, Penguin) * ''Quinine'' (2010, Huia) * ''Daylight Second'' (2016, HarperCollins) Short stories and poems by Morey have been included in ''100 Short, Short Stories,'' anthologies of Māori writing by

Huia Publishers Huia Publishers (HUIA) is a book publishing company based in Wellington, New Zealand established in 1991. HUIA publish material in Māori language and English for adults and children. HUIA was founded by Robyn Rangihuia Bargh (CNZM) and her ...

, ''Whetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poetry in English'', and ''Puna Wai Korer: An Anthology of Maori Poetry in English''.

Non-fiction

Morey has served as an oral historian at the Royal New Zealand Navy Museum since 2002. She is the author of ''Service to the Sea'', a non-fiction work about the Royal New Zealand Navy's history. Morey published ''How to Read a Book'' in 2005, a reflection on books that have influenced her life and writing. In 2013, she documented the history of St Cuthbert's College in ''St Cuthbert’s College 100 Years'', She is also contributor to '' The Spinoff'' and the equestrian magazine ''Show Circuit.''

Awards

''Bloom'' won the 2004 NZSA Hubert Church Best First Book Award for Fiction at the

Montana New Zealand Book Awards The Ockham New Zealand Book Awards are literary awards presented annually in New Zealand. The awards began in 1996 as the merger of two literary awards events: the New Zealand Book Awards, which ran from 1976 to 1995, and the Goodman Fielder W ...

. ''Grace is Gone'' was a finalist for the

Kiriyama Prize The Kiriyama Prize was an international literary award awarded to books about the Pacific Rim and South Asia. Its goal was to encourage greater understanding among the peoples and nations of the region. Established in 1996, the prize was last awar ...

for fiction She was the winner of the 2005 Janet Frame Award for Fiction. In 2003, Morey received the Todd Young Writers’ Bursary. In 2014 she received the Māori Writer's Residency at the

Michael King Writers Centre The Michael King Writers Centre is a writing centre on the slope of Takarunga / Mount Victoria in Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand, which offers residencies to early career and experienced writers. It was established in 2005 in honour of New ...

during which time she developed her novel ''Daylight Second''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morey, Kelly Ana Living people 1968 births Te Aupōuri people People from the Kaipara District New Zealand fiction writers New Zealand women novelists University of Auckland alumni