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Anne Else MNZM (born 1945) is a New Zealand writer and editor. [1]

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Life

Else was born and grew up in Auckland. She studied English at the University of Auckland, graduating with a master's degree. She initially lectured at the university before moving overseas. [1]

Else was a co-founder of the New Zealand feminist magazine Broadsheet, which was published from 1972 to 1992. [2] Much of her work is concerned with feminist social commentary, analysis and history. She has written articles, reviews and commentary for New Zealand magazines and journals, including Broadsheet, New Zealand Listener, Landfall, Women’s Studies Journal, and has also been published in scholarly journals overseas. [1]

In the 2004 New Year Honours, Else was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to literature. In 2006 she completed a PhD at Victoria University of Wellington. Her thesis was an autobiography titled ‘On shifting ground: Self-narrative, feminist theory and writing practice’. [3] A section of her memoir won the 2009 Pamela Tomlinson prize for creative writing. The full memoir, telling her life story told through her experiences of food, was published in 2013 as The Colour of Food. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "| New Zealand Book Council". www.bookcouncil.org.nz. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  2. "Anne Else | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. Else, Anne (1 January 2006), On Shifting Ground: Self-narrative, Feminist Theory and Writing Practice (Doctoral thesis), Open Access Repository Victoria University of Wellington, doi:10.26686/WGTN.16926328, Wikidata   Q111966145
  4. Modell, Judith (1 March 1993). "Book Reviews : ANNE ELSE, A Question of Adoption. Wellington, New Zealand: Bridget Williams Books, 1991, xiii + 241 pp". Social & Legal Studies. 2 (1): 119–120. doi:10.1177/096466399300200111. ISSN   0964-6639.
  5. Else, Anne (1996). False economy: New Zealanders face the conflict between paid and unpaid work. North Shore City, N.Z: Tandem Press. ISBN   0908884826.
  6. "A super future? : the price of growing older in New Zealand / Anne Else & Susan St John. | National Library of New Zealand". natlib.govt.nz. St. John, Susan, 1945-. 1 January 1998. Retrieved 21 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. "Awa Press » The Colour of Food: A Memoir of life, love and dinner". awapress.com. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  8. Else, Anne; Roberts, Heather (1989). A Woman's life : writing by women about female experience in New Zealand. Auckland, N.Z. ; New York, N.Y., USA : Penguin Books. ISBN   0140106634.