Nora Kelly was a New Zealand-born Australian journalist, poet and playwright, who wrote as Nora McAuliffe. She also wrote as John Egan and Flossy Fluffytop.
She wrote the "Women's Letter" in ''The Bulletin'' for fifteen years.
Biography
Kelly was born in
Dunedin
Dunedin ( ; mi, Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Th ...
, New Zealand
and educated at
St Dominic's College.
Her career in journalism began by writing "The Dunedin Letter" for the ''
Christchurch Sun''
and she began contributing poetry and short stories to ''
The Lone Hand''.
She moved to Sydney, Australia and was employed by ''
The Bulletin'' in 1917, which also published some of her war poetry. She took over writing its "Women's Letter" in 1919 from Margaret Cox-Taylor who wrote as Vandorian. She fulfilled that role until 1934, when she left for England. She remained its social editor until at least 1950.
Kelly was a founding member of the Society of Women Writers and served as president in 1941–43.
The first play she wrote was ''Love'', performed by the
Sydney University Dramatic Society in October 1921. It was described as "a sketch distinguished for its smart dialogue, but rather unconvincing"''.''
Her 1931 play, ''The Rose'', was performed in a testimonial to
Steele Rudd
Steele Rudd was the pen name of Arthur Hoey Davis (14 November 1868 – 11 October 1935) an Australian author, best known for his short story collection ''On Our Selection''.
In 2009, as part of the Q150 celebrations, Rudd was named one of the ...
, along with works by
Vance Palmer
Edward Vivian "Vance" Palmer (28 August 1885 – 15 July 1959) was an Australian novelist, dramatist, essayist and critic.
Early life
Vance Palmer was born in Bundaberg, Queensland, on 28 August 1885 and attended the Ipswich Grammar School. With ...
,
Louis Esson
Thomas Louis Buvelot Esson (10 August 1878 – 27 November 1943) was an Australian poet, journalist, critic and playwright. He was a co-founder of the Pioneer Players. His second wife, Hilda Esson (nee Bull), had a career in theatre besides wor ...
,
Carrie Tennant and Basil Garstang.
Works
Poetry
*
* ''1940–1942'', 1944
Plays
* ''The Rose'' (1931)
* ''Half Way to Paradise'' (1937)
* ''The Sea Chest'' (1938)
References
External links
Article on Nora McAuliffeby Bernice May (
Zora Cross
Zora Bernice May Cross (18 May 1890 – 22 January 1964) was an Australian poet, best-selling novelist and journalist.
Life
Zora Bernice May Cross was born on 18 May 1890 at Eagle Farm, Brisbane, to Earnest William Cross and Mary Louisa Eliza A ...
) in ''
The Australian Woman's Mirror'', 7 August 1928, p.10
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New Zealand women journalists
New Zealand women poets
Writers from Dunedin
Australian women journalists
Australian women poets
People educated at Trinity Catholic College, Dunedin