Martin Edmond (born 1952 in Ohakune) is a New Zealand author and screenplay writer. He is the son of writer Lauris Edmond.
Martin Edmond | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Ohakune, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington Western Sydney University |
| Relatives | Lauris Edmond (mother) |
Biography
editEdmond studied Anthropology and English, graduating MA in English from Victoria University of Wellington. He spent a year working as a junior lecturer before joining avant garde theatre group Red Mole, with whom he spent five years as a writer and actor. He has lived in Sydney, Australia since 1981.[1] He has a Doctorate of Creative Arts from Western Sydney University with his dissertation on Australian artists Rex Battarbee and Albert Namatjira.[2]
Writing career
editEdmond has written screenplays for several New Zealand feature films, including Illustrious Energy (1987);[3] The Footstep Man (1991) and Terra Nova (1996).
Edmond has written over 20 books. They include Streets of Music (1980), Houses, Days, Skies (1988), The Autobiography of My Father (1992), and The Resurrection of Philip Clairmont (1999). The Autobiography of My Father was nominated for a 1993 Wattie's Book Award, and The Resurrection of Philip Clairmont was a finalist in the 2000 Montana New Zealand Book Awards. Dark Night (2011) is a partial Colin McCahon biography, and was successful in Australia. The Dreaming Land (2015) is a personal tale of a 1950s and 60s childhood in New Zealand.[1] His 2017 book The Expatriates (Bridget Williams Books, ISBN 978-19885-33179) is a history of four extraordinary New Zealanders: Harold Williams, Ronald Syme, John Platts-Mills, and Joe Trapp; Edmond used research material passed on by the late James McNeish.[4] Bus Stops on the Moon: Red Mole Days 1974-1980 about Edmond's experiences with Red Mole was published in 2020[5] and was longlisted for the 2021 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards for general nonfiction.[6]
Edmond was commissioned to write a history of the Sarjeant Gallery in Whanganui Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery: A Whanganui biography which was published in 2024.[7][8]
Awards and honours
edit- 2004 Landfall Essay Competition
- 2005 Montana New Zealand Book Award in Biography for Chronicle of the Unsung[9]
- 2013 Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement[10]
- 2015 Michael King Writers Fellowship[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Matthews, Philip (27 October 2015). "Martin Edmond: dreaming and remembering". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Walking with McCahon". The Big Idea. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Illustrious Energy Film (10:10 Excerpts) – 1988". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "New Book by Martin Edmond - 'The Expatriates' (Press Release: Bridget Williams Books)". Scoop News. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ Edmond, Martin (2020). Bus Stops on the Moon. Otago University Press. ISBN 978-1-988592-51-0. OCLC 1158200202.
- ^ "Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2021 longlists announced". Books+Publishing. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "From McSweeney the gallery cat to Michael Laws: Martin Edmond's biography of a gallery". RNZ. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Edmond, Martin (2024). Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery: A Whanganui biography. Massey University Press. ISBN 9781991016652.
- ^ "Past Winners: Montana New Zealand Book Awards 2005". New Zealand Book Awards Trust. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Previous winners". Creative New Zealand. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
External links
edit- Martin Edmond at IMDb
- Review of The Resurrection of Philip Clairmont and biographical notes
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