Damien Wilkins (writer)
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| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Education | Victoria University of Wellington Washington University in St. Louis (MFA) |
| Notable awards | Whiting Award (1992) |
Damien Wilkins (born 1963 Lower Hutt, New Zealand) is a New Zealand novelist, short story writer, and poet. He is the director of the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington.
Life
[edit]He graduated from Victoria University of Wellington in 1984. He was assistant editor at Victoria University Press in 1988. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with an MFA.[1] Since 1992 he has been a writing tutor in Wellington, New Zealand.[2] His notable doctoral students have included Pip Adam,[3] Michalia Arathimos,[4] and Gigi Fenster.[5]
Since 2014 he has been the director of the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington.[2][6]
His work has appeared in Sport.[7]
He is also a singer and songwriter who has released songs through his project the Close Readers. Previously, he had played in the band the Jonahs in the 1980s.[8]
Awards
[edit]- 1989 Heinemann Reed Fiction Award
- 1992 Whiting Award
- 1994 New Zealand Book Award for Fiction
- 2013 Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Award[9]
- 2020 Young Adult Fiction Award, New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults[10]
Works
[edit]Novels
[edit]- The Miserables. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press.
- American edition. New York: Harcourt Brace & Co. 1993. ISBN 978-0-15-160523-1.
- Little Masters Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press, 1996
- American edition. New York: Henry Holt. 1997. ISBN 978-0-8050-4951-0.
- Nineteen Widows under Ash. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press, 2000. ISBN 9780864733955.
- Chemistry. Granta. 2002. ISBN 978-1-86207-549-8.
- The Fainter. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press, 2006. ISBN 9780864735300.
- Somebody Loves Us All. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press, 2009. ISBN 9780864736161.
- Max Gate. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press, 2013. ISBN 9780864738998.
- Dad Art. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press, 2016. ISBN 9781776560561.
- Lifting. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press, 2017. ISBN 9781776561025.
- Aspiring. Auckland, New Zealand: Massey University Press, 2020. ISBN 978-0-9951229-4-9
Short stories
[edit]- The Veteran Perils. Auckland, New Zealand: Heinemann Reed. 1990. ISBN 978-0-7900-0124-1.
- For everyone concerned and other stories. Victoria University Press. 2008. ISBN 978-0-86473-559-1.
Poetry
[edit]- The Idles. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press. 1993. ISBN 978-0-86473-253-8.
Anthologies
[edit]- Jenny Bornholdt; Gregory O'Brien; Mark Williams, eds. (1997). An anthology of New Zealand poetry in English. Oxford University Press New Zealand. ISBN 978-0-19-558338-0.
Plays and scripts
[edit]- Duggan. Television series.[11]
- Insiders Guide to Happiness. Television series.[11]
- Drinking Games. Stage play.[11]
Editor
[edit]- Great Sporting Moments: The best of Sport magazine 1988-2004, Victoria University Press, 2005.
Albums
[edit]- Group Hug (Austin, 2011)
- The Lines Are Open (Austin, 2014)
References
[edit]- ^ "Damien Wilkins". The Conversation. 6 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ a b "Wilkins, Damien". Read NZ Te Pou Muramura. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Adam, Philipa (2021-05-06). At the Service of the Unusual: Ways to Write the Built Environment (Doctoral thesis). Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ^ Arathimos, Michalia (2021-05-18). Fracture: The reception of the 'other' author in Aotearoa (Doctoral thesis). Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ^ Fenster, Giovanna (2016-01-01). Feverish: Self-Induced Fever and the Creative Mind (Doctoral thesis). Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ^ "Our history | International Institute of Modern Letters". Victoria University of Wellington. 13 December 2018. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Damien Wilkins | NZETC". Archived from the original on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ^ "The Close Readers". Wellington Music. Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2018-12-09."The Close Readers". Wellington. Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
- ^ "Damien Wilkins | Arts Foundation Laureate". Arts Foundation. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- ^ "NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2020 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 2020-08-13. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- ^ a b c "Damien Wilkins". Playmarket New Zealand. Archived from the original on 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
External links
[edit]- Profile at The Whiting Foundation
- Antonella Sarti (1998). "Damien Wilkins". Spiritcarvers. Rodopi. ISBN 978-90-420-0703-1.
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