Joan Whincup is a New Zealand non-fiction writer. The book Akekeia! Traditional Dance in Kiribati, which she co-authored with Tony Whincup, won an Ockham New Zealand Book Award in 2002.[1][2]

Biography

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Whincup was born in the United Kingdom. She and her husband Tony Whincup lived in Uganda for a time, then in 1976 moved to Kiribati. In 1984 the couple moved to New Zealand.[3]

In 2002, the Whincups' book on traditional dance in Kiribati won the illustrative book category in the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.[4]

Publications

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  • Whincup, J., & Arawatau (1981). Te Katake. Tarawa: Ministry of Education, Training and Culture, Kiribati.[5]
  • Whincup, T., & Whincup, J. (2001). Akekeia!: Traditional dance in Kiribati. Wellington: Tony and Joan Whincup.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Books, The Spinoff Review of (2018-04-16). "50 years of book awards in New Zealand: plus an awesome prize!". The Spinoff. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  2. ^ "Montana New Zealand Book Awards". my.christchurchcitylibraries.com. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  3. ^ "Tony Whincup, photographer, 1944–2015". Te Papa’s Blog. 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  4. ^ "Montana New Zealand Book Awards". my.christchurchcitylibraries.com. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  5. ^ Whincup, Joan, Arawatau (1981). Te Katake. Tarawa: Ministry of Education, Training and Culture, Kiribati. OCLC 247823146.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Whincup, Tony; Whincup, Joan (2001). Akekeia!: traditional dance in Kiribati (in Gilbertese). Wellington: Tony and Joan Whincup. ISBN 978-0-646-41554-3. OCLC 470001089.