Stephanie Johnson | |
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Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Auckland, New Zealand |
Occupation | Author |
Language | English |
Nationality | New Zealander |
Notable works | The Shag Incident |
Notable awards | Deutz Medal for Fiction |
Stephanie Patricia Johnson MNZM (born 1961) is a poet, playwright, and short story writer from New Zealand. She lives in Auckland with her husband, film editor Tim Woodhouse, although she lived in Australia for much of her twenties. [1] Many of her books have been published there, and her non-fiction book West Island, about New Zealanders in Australia, is partly autobiographical. [1]
Johnson was born in Auckland in 1961. [2]
Johnson has taught creative writing at the University of Auckland, the University of Waikato, Auckland University of Technology and Massey University. [3] She co-founded the Auckland Writers' Festival with Peter Wells, and served as creative director and trustee. [3] [4] [5]
Johnson has published novels, poetry, plays, and collections of short stories.
In 1985, Johnson won the Bruce Mason Playwriting Award. [6]
In the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, The Whistler, was shortlisted for the fiction award in 1999 [4] and Belief was shortlisted in 2001. [2]
The Shag Incident was awarded the Deutz Medal for Fiction at the 2003 Montana New Zealand Book Awards. [7]
Johnson also won the 1996 Dymocks/Quote Unquote Reader's Poll, Best New Zealand Book for The Heart’s Wild Surf and Crimes of Neglect, was shortlisted for the 1993 Wattie Book Awards. [8]
Music From a Distant Room (in 2006) and John Tomb's Head (in 2008) were nominated for International Dublin Literary Award. [9] [10]
In the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours, Johnson was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to literature. [11]
In 2022, she received the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement in Fiction. [12]
Johnson received the 2000 New Zealand Post Katherine Mansfield Prize, allowing her to travel to Menton, France. [4] She received the University of Auckland Literary Fellowship in 2001. [2] In 2016 she was selected as the Randell Cottage Writer in Residence. [3] [13]
Stephanie Johnson | |
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![]() Johnson in 2019 | |
Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Auckland, New Zealand |
Occupation | Author |
Language | English |
Nationality | New Zealander |
Notable works | The Shag Incident |
Notable awards | Deutz Medal for Fiction |
Stephanie Patricia Johnson MNZM (born 1961) is a poet, playwright, and short story writer from New Zealand. She lives in Auckland with her husband, film editor Tim Woodhouse, although she lived in Australia for much of her twenties. [1] Many of her books have been published there, and her non-fiction book West Island, about New Zealanders in Australia, is partly autobiographical. [1]
Johnson was born in Auckland in 1961. [2]
Johnson has taught creative writing at the University of Auckland, the University of Waikato, Auckland University of Technology and Massey University. [3] She co-founded the Auckland Writers' Festival with Peter Wells, and served as creative director and trustee. [3] [4] [5]
Johnson has published novels, poetry, plays, and collections of short stories.
In 1985, Johnson won the Bruce Mason Playwriting Award. [6]
In the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, The Whistler, was shortlisted for the fiction award in 1999 [4] and Belief was shortlisted in 2001. [2]
The Shag Incident was awarded the Deutz Medal for Fiction at the 2003 Montana New Zealand Book Awards. [7]
Johnson also won the 1996 Dymocks/Quote Unquote Reader's Poll, Best New Zealand Book for The Heart’s Wild Surf and Crimes of Neglect, was shortlisted for the 1993 Wattie Book Awards. [8]
Music From a Distant Room (in 2006) and John Tomb's Head (in 2008) were nominated for International Dublin Literary Award. [9] [10]
In the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours, Johnson was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to literature. [11]
In 2022, she received the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement in Fiction. [12]
Johnson received the 2000 New Zealand Post Katherine Mansfield Prize, allowing her to travel to Menton, France. [4] She received the University of Auckland Literary Fellowship in 2001. [2] In 2016 she was selected as the Randell Cottage Writer in Residence. [3] [13]