Patricia Grace

Patricia Grace was born in Wellington in 1937. She lives in Plimmerton on the ancestral land of Ngati Toa, Ngati Raukawa and Te Atiawa in close proximity to her home marae at Hongoeka Bay.

28 Aug 2002

Patricia's 'Waiariki,' a collection of stories first published in 1975, won the Hubert Church Prose Award for best first book. He second novel, 'Potiki' (1986), won the fiction section of the New Zealand Book Awards as well as the Liberaturpreis from Frankfurt, Germany. She has written several other collections of stories and numerous novels, including 'Baby No-eyes' (1998) and 'Dogside Story' (2001). 'Dogside Story' won the 2001 Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize and was longlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize in August 2001. In New Zealand, 'Dogside Story' was shortlisted in the 2002 Montana New Zealand Book Awards.

Patricia has also written a number of children's books, including the award-winning 'The Kuia and the Spider' (1981). Her work has been translated into several languages.

In 2003, Patricia received one of five Nga Tohu a Kingi Ihaka/Sir Kingi Ihaka Awards from Te Waka Toi, the Maori Arts board of Creative New Zealand.

Selected publications

• 'Waiariki' first collection of short stories by a Maori woman writer (Longman Paul 1975, Penguin Books (NZ) Ltd 1986).
• 'Mutuwhenua' first novel (Longman Paul 1978, Penguin Books (NZ) Ltd. 1986, Women's Press Livewire 1988, Cambridge University Press 1991.
• 'The Dream Sleepers' short stories (Longman Paul 1980, Penguin Books (NZ) Ltd. 1986).
• 'Potiki' second novel (Penguin Books (NZ) Ltd. 1986, Women's Press Ltd. Great Britain 1987). Translated into Finnish, Kaantopiiri Helsinki 1990; German, Unionsverlag Zurich 1993; French, Arlea, 1993; Dutch, De Geus 1994; UHP Hawaii, 1995.
• 'Electric City' short story collection (Penguin Books (NZ) Ltd. 1987).
• 'Selected Stories' stories selected from first three collections (Penguin (NZ) Ltd. 1991).
• 'Cousins' third novel (Penguin Books (NZ) Ltd. 1992; German translation, Unionsverlag Zurich 1997).
• 'The Sky People' short story collection (Penguin Books (NZ) Ltd 1994; Women's Press Ltd. Great Britain).
• 'Collected Stories' collection of first three short story volumes (Penguin Books (NZ) Ltd 1984).
• Text for 'Wahine Toa' book of paintings by Robyn Kahuikiwa, stories with women in Maori mythology (William Collins 1984, Penguin Books (NZ) Ltd. Viking Pacific 1991).

Links

Earth, Sea, Sky published by Craig Potton Publishing
The Silent Migration Huia Publishers
When the Lights Go On Again All Over the World New Zealand Electronic Text Centre
Patricia Grace The University of Auckland Library
Patricia Grace NZ Book Council