Jackie Davis | |
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Born | 1963 (age 60–61) New Plymouth, New Zealand |
Language | English |
Nationality | New Zealander |
Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
Genre | Fiction, poetry |
Jackie Davis (born 1963) is a New Zealand author, poet, and playwright.
Davis was born in 1963 in New Plymouth, New Zealand and grew up in Taranaki. [1] [2] She worked as a registered nurse until 2001, when she became a professional writer. [1]
Davis graduated with an MA in creative writing from the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington, studying under Bill Manhire. [1]
In 2002 Davis published her first novel, Breathe, [3] and her second, Swim, in 2003. [4] She was included in Graeme Lay's The New Zealand Book of the Beach 2 [5] and has been published in literary journals including the New Zealand Listener, Takahe, Metro and the Australian School Magazine. [1] Davis is also a playwright, including writing and directing Whether I Fall [6] and A Time Like This (first performed at Gisborne Unity Theatre in 2017). [7]
Davis has won the 2000 Lilian Ida Smith Award [8] and the 2005–2006 NZSA Foxton Fellowship (now Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship). [9] In 2003 she received a grant from Creative New Zealand to complete her third novel. [10] [11]
Jackie Davis | |
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Born | 1963 (age 60–61) New Plymouth, New Zealand |
Language | English |
Nationality | New Zealander |
Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
Genre | Fiction, poetry |
Jackie Davis (born 1963) is a New Zealand author, poet, and playwright.
Davis was born in 1963 in New Plymouth, New Zealand and grew up in Taranaki. [1] [2] She worked as a registered nurse until 2001, when she became a professional writer. [1]
Davis graduated with an MA in creative writing from the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington, studying under Bill Manhire. [1]
In 2002 Davis published her first novel, Breathe, [3] and her second, Swim, in 2003. [4] She was included in Graeme Lay's The New Zealand Book of the Beach 2 [5] and has been published in literary journals including the New Zealand Listener, Takahe, Metro and the Australian School Magazine. [1] Davis is also a playwright, including writing and directing Whether I Fall [6] and A Time Like This (first performed at Gisborne Unity Theatre in 2017). [7]
Davis has won the 2000 Lilian Ida Smith Award [8] and the 2005–2006 NZSA Foxton Fellowship (now Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship). [9] In 2003 she received a grant from Creative New Zealand to complete her third novel. [10] [11]