Saradha Koirala

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Saradha Koirala (born 19 July 1980) is a New Zealand poet and writer based in Melbourne, Australia. She is the author of three poetry collections and two young adult novels. Koirala also writes literature reviews and has interviewed international authors and covered events such as the Auckland Writers & Readers Festival. [1] She was the convening judge for the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry in the 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. [2]

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Background

Koirala was born York, England to a New Zealand mother and Nepali father. She grew up in Nelson, New Zealand and was educated at Otago University receiving a Bachelor of Arts in English and later qualified as a secondary school teacher with a Graduate Diploma in Teaching from Victoria University of Wellington. In 2007, Koirala completed the highly regarded Master of Creative Writing at Victoria's International Institute of Modern Letters under visiting tutor Dora Malech. Koirala is also a member of the New Zealand Society of Authors [3] and the Academy of New Zealand Literature. [4]

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Awards

Lonesome When You Go received a Storylines Notable Book Award, 2017 [10]

Learning to love Blue won the Young Adult Fiction Award in the 2022 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Koirala, Saradha. "Saradha Koirala | Authors". The Lumière Reader. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "2022 Awards | New Zealand Book Awards Trust". www.nzbookawards.nz. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Saradha Koirala | New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa" . Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Saradha Koirala – Academy of New Zealand Literature" . Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Wit of the Staircase". Steele Roberts Aotearoa. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Tear Water Tea". Steele Roberts Aotearoa. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Lonesome When You Go by Saradha Koirala | Mākaro Press". makaropress.co.nz. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Photos of the Sky – The Cuba Press" . Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  9. ↑ Koirala, Saradha (31 July 2021). Learning to Love Blue. Record Press. ISBN   978-0-6451993-0-7.
  10. ↑ "Storylines Notable Books 2017 - Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust". 29 July 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "2022 Awards Shortlist | New Zealand Book Awards Trust". www.nzbookawards.nz. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  12. ↑ "2022 Awards Winners | New Zealand Book Awards Trust". www.nzbookawards.nz. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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