Dianne Ruth Pettis (1955 – 13 May 2008) was a novelist and journalist from New Zealand.

Background

Pettis was born in Waipawa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. In addition to her novels, poetry, and short stories, she worked as a journalist, a script writer for the Natural History Unit and a communications manager.[1]

Works

Novels

  • Like Small Bones (2004)
  • The First Touch of Light (2009)

Poetry

Pettis' poetry and short fiction have been included in Landfall, Sport and Takahe, and broadcast on Radio New Zealand.[1] Her work was also included in:

  • Under Flagstaff: and Anthology of Dunedin Poetry (2004), edited by Robin Law
  • Swings and Roundabouts (2008), edited by Emma Neale

Awards

Like Small Bones, was shortlisted for the Best First Book section in the Asia Pacific region for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.[2] In 2006 she was awarded the Robert Burns Fellowship, a literary residency at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Obituary — Dianne Ruth Pettis". New Zealand Books Pukapuka Aotearoa. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Ruth Pettis". Penguin Books New Zealand. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. ^ Zealand, Otago Fellows, University of Otago, New. "The Robert Burns Fellowship, Otago Fellows, University of Otago, New Zealand". www.otago.ac.nz. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Ruth_Pettis
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