Louise Wallace | |
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Born | Louise Mary Wallace 1983 (age 41–42) Gisborne, New Zealand |
Language | English |
Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
Genre | Poetry, Fiction |
Notable awards | Biggs Family Prize in Poetry |
Louise Mary Wallace (born 1983) is a New Zealand poet.
Wallace was born in Gisborne in 1983. [1] She received a BA from Victoria University of Wellington in 2004 and an MA in creative writing at the International Institute of Modern Letters (Victoria University of Wellington) in 2008. [2]
Wallace's writing explores family stories and relationships, travel, and music. [2]
Her poems have appeared in many literary journals, including Akzente , Landfall , Meanjin , Snorkel, Sport, and Turbine. Her work has also been published in the Best New Zealand Poems series (2009, 2011 and 2017) and Essential New Zealand Poems: Facing the Empty Page (2014). [2]
Collected works of poems by Wallace include:
Wallace's first novel, Ash, was published by Te Herenga Waka University Press in 2024. [7]
Wallace is the founder and editor of Starling, a literary journal showcasing young New Zealand writers. [8]
Wallace has taught creative writing at Massey University and the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology. [9]
In 2015, Wallace received the Robert Burns Fellowship, a literary residency with the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. [9] While at Victoria University of Wellington, she was awarded the Biggs Prize for Poetry. [10]
In 2025, Ash was longlisted for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. [11]
Interviews with Louise Wallace on Radio NZ discussing Enough and Since June