Stephanie Patricia Johnson MNZM (born 1961) is a poet, playwright, and short story writer from New Zealand. She lives in Auckland with her husband, film editor Tim Woodhouse, although she lived in Australia for much of her twenties.[1] Many of her books have been published there, and her non-fiction book West Island, about New Zealanders in Australia, is partly autobiographical.[1]
Stephanie Johnson | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Johnson in 2019 | |
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Notable works | The Shag Incident |
| Notable awards | Deutz Medal for Fiction |
Background
editCareer
editJohnson has taught creative writing at the University of Auckland, the University of Waikato, Auckland University of Technology and Massey University.[3] She co-founded the Auckland Writers' Festival with Peter Wells, and served as creative director and trustee.[3][4][5]
Published works
editJohnson has published novels, poetry, plays, and collections of short stories.
Novels and short stories
edit- The Glass Whittler (1989, New Women's Press), short stories
- Crimes of Neglect (1992, New Women's Press), novel
- All the Tenderness Left in the World (1993, Otago University Press), short stories
- The Heart’s Wild Surf (1996, Random House), novel
- The Whistler (1998, Vintage, Random House), novel
- Belief (2000, Vintage, Random House), novel
- The Shag Incident (2002, Vintage, Random House), novel
- Music From A Distant Room (2004, Vintage, Random House)
- Drowned Sprat and Other Stories (2005, Vintage, Random House), short stories
- John Tomb's Head (2006, Vintage, Random House), novel
- Swimmers' Rope (2008, Vintage, Random House) novel
- The Open World (2012, Vintage, Random House), novel
- The Writing Class (2013, Vintage, Random House), novel
- The Writers’ Festival (2015, Vintage, Random House), novel
- Playing for Both Sides (2016, Bridget Williams Books), creative non-fiction
- West Island: Five Twentieth-century New Zealanders in Australia (2019, Otago University Press), creative non-fiction
- Everything Changes (2021, Penguin Random House), novel
Plays and radio dramas
edit- Accidental Phantasies (1985), stage play
- Castle In the Harbour (1987), radio drama
- Folie à Deux (1995, with Stuart Hoar), stage play
- Hard Hitting Documentary (1995), radio drama
- Sparrow’s Pearls (1996), radio drama
- Trout (1996), radio drama
Poetry
edit- The Bleeding Ballerina (1987, Hard Echo Press), poetry
- Moody Bitch (2003, Godwit), poetry
Honours and awards
editIn 1985, Johnson won the Bruce Mason Playwriting Award.[6]
In the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, The Whistler, was shortlisted for the fiction award in 1999[4] and Belief was shortlisted in 2001.[2]
The Shag Incident was awarded the Deutz Medal for Fiction at the 2003 Montana New Zealand Book Awards.[7]
Johnson also won the 1996 Dymocks/Quote Unquote Reader's Poll, Best New Zealand Book for The Heart’s Wild Surf and Crimes of Neglect, was shortlisted for the 1993 Wattie Book Awards.[8]
Music From a Distant Room (in 2006) and John Tomb's Head (in 2008) were nominated for International Dublin Literary Award.[9][10]
In the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours, Johnson was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to literature.[11]
In 2022, she received the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement in Fiction.[12]
Fellowships and residencies
editJohnson received the 2000 New Zealand Post Katherine Mansfield Prize, allowing her to travel to Menton, France.[4] She received the University of Auckland Literary Fellowship in 2001.[2] In 2016 she was selected as the Randell Cottage Writer in Residence.[3][13]
References
edit- ^ a b Noted. "Writer Stephanie Johnson on five pioneering Kiwis who crossed the ditch". Noted. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Stephanie Johnson". New Zealand Book Council. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "The Writers". Randell Cottage Writers Trust. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Stephanie Johnson". Penguin New Zealand. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "People". Auckland Writers Festival. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Edmond, Murray. "Plays and playwrights - Theatre into the 2000s". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Past Winners by Author". New Zealand Book Awards Trust. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Stephanie Johnson". Academy of New Zealand Literature. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "2006 Longlist". International DUBLIN Literary Award. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "The International DUBLIN Literary Award – Nominations". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2019". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ Chumko, André (1 December 2022). "Writers honoured by prime minister for their contribution to New Zealand literature". Stuff. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Stephanie Johnson Selected as Writer in Residence". Scoop News. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2017.