Judy Siers

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Judith Shelby Siers (born 1937) is a New Zealand writer and historian. [1] In 2008 she won a Montana New Zealand Book Award. [2]

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In 1981 a film made by her and her husband Jim Siers, titled Eye of the Octopus, sold for more than $500,000 at the Cannes Film Festival to Germany, Britain, South Africa, and Italy. [3] She was the judge of the young writers section at the 1981 Katherine Mansfield Literary Award. [4]

In 1994 Siers won a by-election and was elected a member of the Wellington City Council for the Onslow Ward, standing for the centre-right Citizens' Association ticket, she defeated former deputy mayor Helene Ritchie. [5] Re-elected at the next three elections, she was defeated at the 2004 election. [6]

She was an inaugural member of the committee that established the Wellington Writers Walk. [7]

In 2005 she left Wellington and moved to Napier. In 2007 her book on the life of architect James Chapman-Taylor was published. In 2008, the book won the biography category of the New Zealand Book Awards. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Siers, Judy, 1937-". Siers, Judy, 1937- | Items | National Library of New Zealand | National Library of New Zealand. 1937-01-01. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  2. 1 2 "Author books Montana award - Hawkes Bay Today News". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  3. ↑ "Film success at Cannes". The Press . 26 May 1981. p. 7.
  4. ↑ "Women win all prizes in Mansfield awards". The Press . 16 October 1981. p. 8.
  5. ↑ Murphy, Lyn (2 May 1994). "New Councillors get to work". The Evening Post . p. 3.
  6. ↑ "Election Results – 2004 Results". Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ↑ Wellington Writers Walk. Wellington: Wellington branch of the New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN) Inc. 2002. p. 28.
  8. ↑ Siers, Judy (2021). Solway College: a place I call home. ISBN   978-0-473-56640-1. OCLC   1257802185.
  9. ↑ Siers, Judy; Hobbs, Sue, Olphert, Lorraine; New Zealand Riding for the Disabled Association; Hutt Valley (2018). Walk on, walk on ...: Hutt Valley Riding for the Disabled 1978-2018. ISBN   978-0-473-45803-4. OCLC   1078900298.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ Siers, Judy; Wellington Historical & Early Settlers' Association (2012). 100 years: the story of the Wellington Historical & Early Settlers' Association, 1912-2012. Wellington, N.Z.: Millwood Heritage Productions. ISBN   978-0-473-22017-4. OCLC   813004208.
  11. ↑ Siers, Judy; King George's Hall Committee (2011). King George's Hall, 1911-2011: Bay View, Napier. Napier, N.Z.: King George's Hall Committee. ISBN   978-0-473-18419-3. OCLC   713272440.
  12. ↑ Siers, Judy (2007). The life and times of James Walter Chapman-Taylor. Napier, N.Z.: Millwood. ISBN   978-0-473-11340-7. OCLC   156286712.
  13. ↑ Siers, Judy, Shepherd, Winsome; Wellington, City Council (1992). The botanic garden: a celebration of a garden. Wellington: Wellington City Council. ISBN   978-0-908582-82-2. OCLC   915552286.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ↑ Siers, Judy, Wellington (N.Z.); City Council (1992). A town hall for the 21st century. Wellington: Millwood Press. ISBN   978-0-908582-83-9. OCLC   1135034606.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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