Paula Green | |
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Born | 1955 (age 68–69) Auckland, New Zealand |
Language | English |
Alma mater | University of Auckland |
Genre | Poetry |
Notable awards |
Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement Children's Choice Non-Fiction Award (2015) |
Spouse | Michael Hight |
Website | |
nzpoetryshelf |
Paula Joy Green MNZM (born 1955) is a New Zealand poet and children's author.
Green was born in 1955, in Auckland. She attended the Kamo High School. [1] [2]
In 2005 Green received her PhD in Italian, supervised by Bernadette Luciano, and was Literary Fellow at the University of Auckland. [3] [1] [4]
Green is married to the painter Michael Hight and currently lives in Auckland. [5]
Green has published several collections of her own poetry including:
Her books for children include:
Poems by Green have been published in the Best New Zealand Poems series, including the 2002, [6] 2004, [7] and 2006 editions. [8] She was guest editor for the publication in 2007. [9] Green has also been selected as a featured poet in the journal, Poetry New Zealand, [1] and appeared in the British literary journal Fire. [2]
In 2010, with Harry Ricketts, she co-authored 99 Ways into New Zealand Poetry. [10] She has also edited an anthology of love poems entitled Dear Heart: 150 New Zealand Love Poems. [11]
In 2019 Green published Wild Honey: Reading NZ Women's Poetry (Massey University Press) which was shortlisted for the Ockham NZ Book Awards in 2020.
Green has been a judge for several literary awards including the New Zealand Post Book Awards, 2008 New Zealand Post Secondary School Poetry Competition, and 2014 Sarah Broom Poetry Prize. [1] [3]
Green maintains two blogs with a focus on poetry, one targeting adults, NZ Poetry Shelf, and the other aimed at children, NZ Poetry Box. [1]
Green won the poetry prize in the 2017 Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement. [3]
In the 2017 New Year Honours, Green was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services as a poet and to literature. [12]
99 Ways into New Zealand Poetry was a finalist in the General Non-Fiction category of the 2011 New Zealand Post Book Awards. [13]
The Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand has recognised several of her children's books, three receiving the Notable Non-Fiction Book title (Flamingo Bendalingo: Poems from the Zoo in 2007, [14] Treasury of NZ Poems for Children in 2015, and The Letterbox Cat & Other Poems, also in 2015 [15]) and Aunt Concertina and her Niece Evalina in 2010 as a Notable Picture Book. [16]
The Letterbox Cat and Other Poems was shortlisted for the 2015 LIANZA Children's Book Awards [17] and won the Children's Choice Non-Fiction Award at the 2015 New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. [18]
Paula Green | |
---|---|
Born | 1955 (age 68–69) Auckland, New Zealand |
Language | English |
Alma mater | University of Auckland |
Genre | Poetry |
Notable awards |
Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement Children's Choice Non-Fiction Award (2015) |
Spouse | Michael Hight |
Website | |
nzpoetryshelf |
Paula Joy Green MNZM (born 1955) is a New Zealand poet and children's author.
Green was born in 1955, in Auckland. She attended the Kamo High School. [1] [2]
In 2005 Green received her PhD in Italian, supervised by Bernadette Luciano, and was Literary Fellow at the University of Auckland. [3] [1] [4]
Green is married to the painter Michael Hight and currently lives in Auckland. [5]
Green has published several collections of her own poetry including:
Her books for children include:
Poems by Green have been published in the Best New Zealand Poems series, including the 2002, [6] 2004, [7] and 2006 editions. [8] She was guest editor for the publication in 2007. [9] Green has also been selected as a featured poet in the journal, Poetry New Zealand, [1] and appeared in the British literary journal Fire. [2]
In 2010, with Harry Ricketts, she co-authored 99 Ways into New Zealand Poetry. [10] She has also edited an anthology of love poems entitled Dear Heart: 150 New Zealand Love Poems. [11]
In 2019 Green published Wild Honey: Reading NZ Women's Poetry (Massey University Press) which was shortlisted for the Ockham NZ Book Awards in 2020.
Green has been a judge for several literary awards including the New Zealand Post Book Awards, 2008 New Zealand Post Secondary School Poetry Competition, and 2014 Sarah Broom Poetry Prize. [1] [3]
Green maintains two blogs with a focus on poetry, one targeting adults, NZ Poetry Shelf, and the other aimed at children, NZ Poetry Box. [1]
Green won the poetry prize in the 2017 Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement. [3]
In the 2017 New Year Honours, Green was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services as a poet and to literature. [12]
99 Ways into New Zealand Poetry was a finalist in the General Non-Fiction category of the 2011 New Zealand Post Book Awards. [13]
The Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand has recognised several of her children's books, three receiving the Notable Non-Fiction Book title (Flamingo Bendalingo: Poems from the Zoo in 2007, [14] Treasury of NZ Poems for Children in 2015, and The Letterbox Cat & Other Poems, also in 2015 [15]) and Aunt Concertina and her Niece Evalina in 2010 as a Notable Picture Book. [16]
The Letterbox Cat and Other Poems was shortlisted for the 2015 LIANZA Children's Book Awards [17] and won the Children's Choice Non-Fiction Award at the 2015 New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. [18]