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New Zealand writer and editor

Lawrence Patchett is a New Zealand novelist, short story writer, and editor. 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. Following this Patchett released his debut novel, The Burning River in 2019. Patchett has held several writing residencies in New Zealand, including the Michael King Emerging Writer's Residency.

Biography

Lawrence Patchett was born in Canterbury, New Zealand. 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. He is a member of the Institute of Professional Editors and the New Zealand Society of Authors.

Awards and prizes

Bibliography

Critical reception

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

References

  1. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ "Lawrence Patchett: 2018 Emerging Writers Residency". Michael King Writers Centre. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Q&A with UC 'Writer in Residence' Lawrence Patchett". The University of Canterbury. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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  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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