Dianne Ruth Pettis (1955 – 13 May 2008) was a novelist and journalist from New Zealand.
Dianne Ruth Pettis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1955 Waipawa, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand |
| Died | 13 May 2008 Otago Peninsula |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Genre | fiction, journalist |
| Notable works | ‘’Like Small Bones’’, The First Touch of Light |
Background
editPettis was born in Waipawa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. In addition to her novels, poetry, and short stories, she worked as a journalist, a script writer for the Natural History Unit and a communications manager.[1]
Works
editNovels
edit- Like Small Bones (2004)
- The First Touch of Light (2009)
Poetry
editPettis' poetry and short fiction have been included in Landfall, Sport and Takahe, and broadcast on Radio New Zealand.[1] Her work was also included in:
- Under Flagstaff: and Anthology of Dunedin Poetry (2004), edited by Robin Law
- Swings and Roundabouts (2008), edited by Emma Neale
Awards
editLike Small Bones, was shortlisted for the Best First Book section in the Asia Pacific region for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.[2] In 2006 she was awarded the Robert Burns Fellowship, a literary residency at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Obituary — Dianne Ruth Pettis". New Zealand Books Pukapuka Aotearoa. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Ruth Pettis". Penguin Books New Zealand. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ Zealand, Otago Fellows, University of Otago, New. "The Robert Burns Fellowship, Otago Fellows, University of Otago, New Zealand". www.otago.ac.nz. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
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