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Lawrence Patchett

Lawrence Patchett is a New Zealand novelist, short story writer, and editor.[1][2] His book of short stories, I Got His Blood on Me, won the Best First Book award at the 2013 New Zealand Post Book Awards.[3] Following this Patchett released his debut novel, The Burning River in 2019.[4][5] Patchett has held several writing residencies in New Zealand,[6][7][8] including the Michael King Emerging Writer's Residency.[9][10][11]

Biography

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Lawrence Patchett was born in Canterbury, New Zealand.[12] He is Pākehā with ancestors from Shetland, Ireland and the UK. He studied English at the University of Canterbury and completed a Masters, and then a PhD, in Creative Writing at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, finishing in 2012.[13] He is a member of the Institute of Professional Editors[1] and the New Zealand Society of Authors.[14]

Awards and prizes

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Bibliography

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  • I Got His Blood on Me (Te Herenga Waka University Press, 2012) ISBN 9780864737687
  • The Burning River (Te Herenga Waka University Press, 2019) ISBN 9781776562237

Critical reception

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I Got His Blood on Me received positive reviews[15][16] and Michael Larson in the New Zealand Herald described it as a "remarkable collection".[17] Reviews of The Burning River at the time of publication were generally favorable,[18][19][20] although one critic's viewpoint was that it did not go far enough to address issues of colonisation in New Zealand.[21]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Find an Editor". Institute of Professional Editors Limited. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Lawrence Patchett Products – Te Herenga Waka University Press". teherengawakapress.co.nz. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Past Winners | New Zealand Book Awards Trust". www.nzbookawards.nz. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  4. ^ "The Burning River". Te Herenga Waka University Press. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. ^ Woulfe, Catherine (16 November 2019). "Welcome to the jungle: The Burning River, reviewed". The Spinoff. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Recognition for Creative Writing graduates | International Institute of Modern Letters". Victoria University of Wellington. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Q&A with UC 'Writer in Residence' Lawrence Patchett". The University of Canterbury. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Lawrence Patchett – Writer New Zealand". NZ Pacific Studio. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Michael King Writers' Centre 2018 Residency Recipients Announced : Booksellers Aotearoa". www.booksellers.co.nz. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Writers Owen Marshall and Lawrence Patchett at the National Library – Randell Cottage Writers Trust". Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Lawrence Patchett: 2018 Emerging Writers Residency". Michael King Writers Centre. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Q&A with UC 'Writer in Residence' Lawrence Patchett". The University of Canterbury. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  13. ^ "LAWRENCE PATCHETT". LAWRENCE PATCHETT. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  14. ^ "2020 NZSA Writer Mentorships announced | New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa". Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  15. ^ Books, N. Z. (1 September 2012). "That foreign country the past, Nicholas Reid". New Zealand Review of Books Pukapuka Aotearoa. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Blood on the Tracks". Landfall. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  17. ^ "Book Review: I Got His Blood On Me". The New Zealand Herald. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  18. ^ "Ko Wai Tātou?". Landfall. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  19. ^ Woulfe, Catherine (16 November 2019). "Welcome to the jungle: The Burning River, reviewed". The Spinoff. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  20. ^ "Book review – The Burning River by Lawrence Patchett". RNZ. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  21. ^ "Good intentions are not enough: Pākehā writing on Māori". Newsroom. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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