Dianne Ruth Pettis
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Dianne Ruth Pettis | |
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| Born | 1955 Waipawa, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand |
| Died | 13 May 2008 Otago Peninsula |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Genre | fiction, journalist |
| Notable works | ‘’Like Small Bones’’, The First Touch of Light |
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.
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. 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. In 2006 she was awarded the Robert Burns Fellowship, a literary residency at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand.
References
- ^ a b "Obituary — Dianne Ruth Pettis". New Zealand Books Pukapuka Aotearoa. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Ruth Pettis". Penguin Books New Zealand. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ 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.
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