Bernadette Hall | |
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![]() Hall in 2017 | |
Born | 1945 (age 78–79) Alexandra, New Zealand |
Occupation | Writer |
Alma mater | University of Otago |
Notable awards | Robert Burns Fellowship |
Bernadette Hall MNZM (born 1945) is a New Zealand playwright and poet.
Hall was born in 1945 in Alexandra, New Zealand. She was raised in what she describes as "a small-city Catholic community that was proud, theatrical and pretty much enclosed." [1] After a career as a teacher of Latin and classical studies, she started writing full-time in her forties. [2] She has held residencies at both Canterbury University and Victoria University [3] and is widely published. [1] [4] [5] She spent 10 years as the editor of Takahe magazine and five as the poetry editor of The Press, Christchurch's main daily newspaper. [5]
Hall's poetry collection The Lustre Jug was a finalist in the 2010 New Zealand Post Book Awards. [6]
She is the patron of Hagley Writers' Institute. [7]
Bernadette Hall | |
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![]() Hall in 2017 | |
Born | 1945 (age 78–79) Alexandra, New Zealand |
Occupation | Writer |
Alma mater | University of Otago |
Notable awards | Robert Burns Fellowship |
Bernadette Hall MNZM (born 1945) is a New Zealand playwright and poet.
Hall was born in 1945 in Alexandra, New Zealand. She was raised in what she describes as "a small-city Catholic community that was proud, theatrical and pretty much enclosed." [1] After a career as a teacher of Latin and classical studies, she started writing full-time in her forties. [2] She has held residencies at both Canterbury University and Victoria University [3] and is widely published. [1] [4] [5] She spent 10 years as the editor of Takahe magazine and five as the poetry editor of The Press, Christchurch's main daily newspaper. [5]
Hall's poetry collection The Lustre Jug was a finalist in the 2010 New Zealand Post Book Awards. [6]
She is the patron of Hagley Writers' Institute. [7]