Alison Robertson

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Alison Robertson (born 19 March 1958) is a New Zealand writer and journalist. [1] Her manuscript Knocked for Six won the Tom Fitzgibbon Award in 2000 and was published the following year. [2] [3]

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Life

Robertson was born and grew up in Napier. She moved to Wellington for her tertiary studies, completing a diploma in journalism at Wellington Polytechnic in 1976. She worked as a sports reporter for Radio New Zealand until 1986, when she became a freelance writer. [4] She writes short stories and non-fiction texts for Pearson Education and other educational publishers. In 2000 her manuscript for Knocked for Six won the Tom Fitzgibbon Award and was published in 2001. The novel also received the Esther Glen Award at the 2002 LIANZA Children's Book Awards. [4]

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References

  1. "Interview with Alison Robertson" . Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  2. "Nitty Gritty 0: Rocket Shoes by Alison Robertson". www.wheelersbooks.com.au. Pearson Education. ISBN   9781442541375 . Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  3. "The Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award". www.storylines.org.nz. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "| New Zealand Book Council". www.bookcouncil.org.nz. Retrieved 2 November 2018.