Nora Kelly | |
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![]() Portrait of Kelly by
May Moore, 1927 | |
Born | Dunedin, New Zealand |
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Nora Kelly was a New Zealand-born Australian journalist, poet and playwright, who wrote as Nora McAuliffe. [1] She also wrote as John Egan and Flossy Fluffytop. [2] She wrote the "Women's Letter" in The Bulletin for fifteen years.
Kelly was born in Dunedin, New Zealand [3] and educated at St Dominic's College. [2] Her career in journalism began by writing "The Dunedin Letter" for the Christchurch Sun [3] and she began contributing poetry [4] [5] and short stories [6] to The Lone Hand.
She moved to Sydney, Australia and was employed by The Bulletin in 1917, [7] which also published some of her war poetry. [8] She took over writing its "Women's Letter" in 1919 from Margaret Cox-Taylor who wrote as Vandorian. [9] She fulfilled that role until 1934, when she left for England. [10] She remained its social editor until at least 1950. [11]
Kelly was a founding member of the Society of Women Writers [12] and served as president in 1941–43. [13] [14]
The first play she wrote was Love, performed by the Sydney University Dramatic Society in October 1921. [15] It was described as "a sketch distinguished for its smart dialogue, but rather unconvincing". [16]
Her 1931 play, The Rose, was performed in a testimonial to Steele Rudd, along with works by Vance Palmer, Louis Esson, Carrie Tennant and Basil Garstang. [17]
Nora Kelly | |
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![]() Portrait of Kelly by
May Moore, 1927 | |
Born | Dunedin, New Zealand |
Pen name |
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Nora Kelly was a New Zealand-born Australian journalist, poet and playwright, who wrote as Nora McAuliffe. [1] She also wrote as John Egan and Flossy Fluffytop. [2] She wrote the "Women's Letter" in The Bulletin for fifteen years.
Kelly was born in Dunedin, New Zealand [3] and educated at St Dominic's College. [2] Her career in journalism began by writing "The Dunedin Letter" for the Christchurch Sun [3] and she began contributing poetry [4] [5] and short stories [6] to The Lone Hand.
She moved to Sydney, Australia and was employed by The Bulletin in 1917, [7] which also published some of her war poetry. [8] She took over writing its "Women's Letter" in 1919 from Margaret Cox-Taylor who wrote as Vandorian. [9] She fulfilled that role until 1934, when she left for England. [10] She remained its social editor until at least 1950. [11]
Kelly was a founding member of the Society of Women Writers [12] and served as president in 1941–43. [13] [14]
The first play she wrote was Love, performed by the Sydney University Dramatic Society in October 1921. [15] It was described as "a sketch distinguished for its smart dialogue, but rather unconvincing". [16]
Her 1931 play, The Rose, was performed in a testimonial to Steele Rudd, along with works by Vance Palmer, Louis Esson, Carrie Tennant and Basil Garstang. [17]