Sue McCauley
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Sue McCauley (born 1 December 1941 in Dannevirke)[1] is a New Zealand novelist, short story writer, playwright, journalist and screenwriter.[2]
Her first novel was the semi-autobiographical Other Halves (1982), which won both the Wattie Book of the Year Award and the New Zealand Book Award for Fiction.[1] It was adapted into a film, released in 1984 with McCauley credited as screenwriter.[3]
Her manuscript "Landed" was shortlisted for the 2021 Michael Gifkins Prize.[4]
Novels
- Other Halves (1982)
- Then Again (1986)
- Bad Music (1990)
- A Fancy Man (1996)
Short story collections
- It Could be You (1997)
- Life on Earth (2003)
References
- ^ a b "Contemporary Authors Online". Biography In Context. Gale. 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ Samdog Design Ltd. "New Zealand Book Council Biography". Bookcouncil.org.nz. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ Robinson, Roger and Wattie, Nelson, The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, 1998, "Sue McCauley" article
- ^ "Michael Gifkins Prize 2021 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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