Tina Shaw (born 1961) is a New Zealand author.
Tina Shaw | |
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| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
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Shaw was born in 1961, in Auckland, New Zealand and grew up in Matangi and Christchurch.[1]
Works
editNovels published by Shaw include:
- Birdie (1996)
- Dreams of America (1997)
- City of Reeds (2000)
- Paradise (2002)
- The Black Madonna (2005, Penguin)
- The Children's Pond (2014, Pointer Press Ltd)
- Make a Hard Fist (2017, OneTree House)
- Ephemera (2020, Cloud Ink Press)
She edited the travel writing collection, A Passion for Travel (1998) and with Jack Ross, the anthology Myths of the 21st Century (Reed, 2006).[1]
Young adult fiction
edit- About Griffen’s Heart (2009, Longacre)
- Ursa (2019, Walker Books)
Children's fiction
edit- Brenda's Planetary Holiday (2006)
- Fluff Helps Out (Puffin, 2006)
- Into the Hinterland (2008, Pearson Education)
- Dogs of the Hinterland (2008, Pearson Education)
- Koevasi (2008, Pearson Education)
Awards
editShaw received the 1999 Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship[2] and the Creative New Zealand 2001 Berlin Writers Residency.[3] She was the 2005 writer in residence at the University of Waikato.
In 2003, her story 'Coarse Fishing' was runner-up in the Sunday-Star Times Short Story Competition.[1]
About Griffen’s Heart (2009) was listed as a 2010 Notable Young Adult Fiction Book by Storylines[4] and was shortlisted in the 2010 LIANZA Children and Young Adult Book Awards.[1][5]
The Children's Pond (2014) was shortlisted for the 2015 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel.[6]
In 2018, Shaw won the Tessa Duder Award for her manuscript Ursa. She won the 2023 Michael Gifkins Prize for her unpublished manuscript, A House Built on Sand, to be published by Text Publishing.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Tina Shaw". New Zealand Book Council. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship". Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Aucklander Wins Berlin Writers' Residency". Scoop News. 20 July 2001. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Storylines Notable Books List 2010, for books published in 2009" (PDF). Storylines. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "LIANZA Children's Book Awards 2010". Libraries Act. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Shaw wins 2023 Michael Gifkins prize". Books+Publishing. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.