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Elena de Roo is a New Zealand children's writer and poet. She has been the recipient of several awards including the Todd New Writer’s Bursary in 2010 and the University of Otago College of Education / Creative New Zealand Children's Writer in Residence Fellowship in 2020. She lives in Auckland, New Zealand.

Biography

Elena de Roo was born in Hamilton.[1] She attended seven different primary schools around New Zealand until moving to Auckland when she was eleven.[2]

She graduated with a degree in English from the University of Auckland and later worked as a librarian.[1]

She started writing for children in 2004.[3] Several of her books have been named in the Storylines Notable Books List. She has written for educational publishers in New Zealand, Australia and the United States.[4][5] Her work has also appeared in Poems in the Waiting Room,[6] online blogs[7] and anthologies such as A Treasury of NZ Poems for Children (Penguin Random House, 2014)[8][9] and Summer Days: Stories and Poems Celebrating the Kiwi Summer (Penguin Random House, 2017).[10]

She is one of the authors of the children’s writing online competition FABO Story.[11][12]

In 2018, Elena de Roo completed a Master of Creative Writing at Auckland University of Technology.[13]

She is married with three children and lives in Auckland.[1]

Awards and Prizes 

Elena de Roo was the recipient of the Todd New Writer’s Bursary in 2010.[14] In the same year, she won the Manawatu (New Zealand) International Poetry for Performance Competition.[3] She was Commended in the 2019 National Flash Fiction Day Competition.[15]

In 2020, she was awarded the University of Otago College of Education Creative New Zealand Children's Writer in Residence Fellowship.[16]

Bibliography 

The Rain Train, illustrated by Brian Lovelock (Walker Books Australia, 2010)[17][18]

Ophelia Wild, Secret Spy, ill. Tracy Duncan (Walker Books Australia, 2012)

Ophelia Wild, Deadly Detective, ill. Tracy Duncan (Walker Books Australia, 2014)

The Name at the End of the Ladder (Walker Books Australia, 2014)[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Elena de Roo". Storylines. Retrieved 10 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "The Treasury Interviews: The Sharks from Adventure School interview Elena de Roo". Poetry Box. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b "About Elena". Elena de Roo: children's writer & poet. Retrieved 11 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Poems". Elena de Roo: children's writer & poet. Retrieved 10 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ de Roo, Elena (January 2015). "If". TKI Literacy Online. Retrieved 10 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Spring 2019". Poems in the Waiting Room (NZ). 5 September 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Green, Paula (27 February 2013). "A Poem by Elena de Roo". Poetry Box: a New Zealand poetry page for children. Retrieved 10 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Green, Paula (25 August 2017). "Book List: an alphabet of poetry for kids: Z is for (A Treasury of New) Zealand (Poetry)". The Sapling. Retrieved 10 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Waxing and waning". Backyard Books NZ. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Fraser, Rebekah. "Summer Days". NZ Booklovers. Retrieved 10 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "About FABO". FABO Story. Retrieved 10 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Elena's FABO Story Judge's Report". FABO Story. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Elena de Roo". NZSA New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa. Retrieved 10 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Todd New Writer's Bursary recipient responds to need for diverse perspectives". Creative NZ. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "2019 National Flash Fiction Day Competition Winners". National Flash Fiction Day NZ. Retrieved 11 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "2020 Burns Fellows named". Otago Daily Times. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "The rain train by Elena de Roo; illustrated by Brian Lovelock (2010)". myfriendlucy one year, 365 picture books. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ Bircher, Katie (13 July 2017). "Rain, rain, go away". The Horn Book. Retrieved 11 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ "The name at the end of the ladder by Elena De Roo". Momo celebrating time to read. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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