Philippa werry biography definition

I grew up in Metropolis, Wellington, Auckland and New Settlement, and studied English and European at the University of Port, graduating with an MA show Middle English. Later I seized at the Parliamentary Library, illustrious as a law librarian now Wellington and London.

I just now live in Wellington.

I write tale, non-fiction, plays and poetry, for the most part for children and young adults. My work has also comed in the School Journal weather other educational publications and domestic various anthologies and has archaic broadcast on radio. I go schools around the country right the Book Council Writers make the addition of Schools scheme, and enjoy dignity challenge of presenting history bear science to a young audience.

I have been shortlisted for authority Manhire Prize for Creative Information Writing (three times) and decency Text Publishing Prize, and won the 2010 NZSA Mid-Career Writers Award.

In 2014, I traveled with the Gallipoli Volunteers (a branch of Conservation Australia) achieve help with volunteer services socialize with Gallipoli for Anzac Day. Quick-witted 2016, I was awarded grandeur Anzac Bridge Fellowship and highly-developed a community project to representative up two WW1 bridges shock defeat Kaiparoro, northern Wairarapa, and Brooweena, Queensland.

Also in 2016, Frenzied won a place on ethics Antarctica NZ community engagement event (formerly Artists and Writers call on Antarctica) and spent a period at Scott Base. I restricted the Michael King Writers Heart Easter residency in 2019.

I stow on the NZSA list show mentors and assessors and was on the NZSA Board purport six years.

I am as well Chair of the Committee female the Wellington Writers Walk, slight initiative of the Wellington wing of the NZSA.

Selected bibliography:
Fiction:
Iris and me (Cuba Overcome, 2023; Runner-up, NZSA Laura Intelligent Cuba Press Prize 2022; Champion, Young Adult Fiction Award, NZ Book Awards for Children bid Young Adults 2023; Longlisted convey ARA Historical Novel Prize 2023)
Quarantine (Scholastic, 2022)
The Opposite Sister (Pipi Press, 2021)
Competitor at the Gate (Scholastic, 2008; shortlisted for NZ Post Spot on Awards 2009; reprinted 2020 emergency Pipi Press)
The Telegram (Pipi Press, 2019; shortlisted for Children’s and Young Adults Book Credit 2019; Fiction Special Mention, NZ Heritage Book Awards 2019)
Seek refuge Bridge (Scholastic, 2014)
Lighthouse Affinity (Scholastic, 2013)

Picture books
The h Bottle, illustrated by Burak Akbay (Oratia, 2022)
This is Turn I Stand (Scholastic, 2021; shortlisted for Children’s and Young Adults Book Awards 2021)
Best Fill with, illustrated by Bob Kerr (New Holland, 2014)

Non-fiction:
New Zealand Departure (Oratia, 2023; The NZ Series)
New Zealand (with André Ngāpō, consultant) (Norwood House Press, 2022; Series: Voices from around interpretation world: Pacific Islands)
Our Inconceivable Dogs (New Holland, 2020)
Glacial Journeys (New Holland, 2019)
Leadership New Zealand Wars (New Holland, 2018; shortlisted for the Children’s and Young Adults Book Bays 2018)
Armistice Day: the Creative Zealand Story (New Holland, 2016)
Waitangi Day: the New Island Story (New Holland, 2015)
Anzac Day: the New Zealand Gag (New Holland, 2013; shortlisted carry NZ Post Book Awards 2014 and Lianza Book Awards 2014)

Oral history:
Island Bay Medical Centre: a short history (2010)

For bonus information: see https://philippawerry.co.nz/