Sue McCauley

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Sue McCauley QSM (born 1 December 1941 in Dannevirke) [1] is a New Zealand novelist, short story writer, playwright, journalist and screenwriter. [2]

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Her first novel was the semi-autobiographical Other Halves (1982), which won both the Wattie Book of the Year Award and the New Zealand Book Award for Fiction. [1] It was adapted into a film, released in 1984 with McCauley credited as screenwriter. [3]

Her manuscript "Landed" was shortlisted for the 2021 Michael Gifkins Prize [4] and was published in March 2023 by Bateman. [5] [6]

Novels

Short story collections

These short stories and others have also appeared in numerous publications and anthologies including:

Drama (Television Drama, Theatre Radio & Television Plays)

Television Drama

Stage Plays

Radio Plays

Television Plays

Film Scripts

Feature Films

Short Films

Journalism/ Non-Fiction

Non-Fiction

Columns

Autobiographical Essays (anthologised)

Other

Awards

Thursday, 9 January 1986

Fellowships

Book Editing (anthologies)

Journalism Employment

Education

Sue attended Waitahora Primary School near Dannevirke; and then Nelson Girls’ College in the South Island

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References

  1. 1 2 "Contemporary Authors Online". Biography In Context. Gale. 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. Samdog Design Ltd. "New Zealand Book Council Biography". Bookcouncil.org.nz. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  3. Robinson, Roger and Wattie, Nelson, The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, 1998, "Sue McCauley" article
  4. "Michael Gifkins Prize 2021 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  5. "Author Sue McCauley on her latest novel Landed". RNZ. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  6. "Landed". Kete Books. Retrieved 24 April 2023.