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Damien Wilkins (writer)

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Damien Wilkins
Born1963 (age 60–61)
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • short story writer
  • poet
NationalityNew Zealand
EducationVictoria University of Wellington
Washington University in St. Louis (MFA)
Notable awardsWhiting Award (1992)

Damien Wilkins (born 1963 Lower Hutt, New Zealand) is a New Zealand novelist, short story writer, and poet. He is the director of the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington.

Life

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He was graduated from Victoria University of Wellington in 1984. He was assistant editor at Victoria University Press in 1988. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with an MFA.[1] Since 1992 he has been a writing tutor in Wellington, New Zealand.[2] His notable doctoral students have included Pip Adam,[3] Michalia Arathimos,[4] and Gigi Fenster.[5]

Since 2014 he has been the director of the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington.[2][6]

His work has appeared in Sport.[7]

He is also a singer and songwriter who has released songs through his project the Close Readers. Previously, he had played in the band the Jonahs in the 1980s.[8]

Awards

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Works

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Novels

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  • The Miserables. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press.
  • Little Masters Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press, 1996
  • Nineteen Windows under Ash. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press, 2000. ISBN 9780864733955.
  • Chemistry. Granta. 2002. ISBN 978-1-86207-549-8.
  • The Fainter. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press, 2006. ISBN 9780864735300.
  • Somebody Loves Us All. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press, 2009. ISBN 9780864736161.
  • Max Gate. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press, 2013. ISBN 9780864738998.
  • Dad Art. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press, 2016. ISBN 9781776560561.
  • Lifting. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press, 2017. ISBN 9781776561025.
  • Aspiring. Auckland, New Zealand: Massey University Press, 2020. ISBN 978-0-9951229-4-9

Short stories

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Poetry

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Anthologies

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  • Jenny Bornholdt; Gregory O'Brien; Mark Williams, eds. (1997). An anthology of New Zealand poetry in English. Oxford University Press New Zealand. ISBN 978-0-19-558338-0.

Plays and scripts

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  • Duggan. Television series.[11]
  • Insiders Guide to Happiness. Television series.[11]
  • Drinking Games. Stage play.[11]

Editor

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  • Great Sporting Moments: The best of Sport magazine 1988-2004, Victoria University Press, 2005.

Albums

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  • Group Hug (Austin, 2011)
  • The Lines Are Open (Austin, 2014)

References

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  1. ^ "Damien Wilkins". The Conversation. 6 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  2. ^ a b "Wilkins, Damien". Read NZ Te Pou Muramura. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  3. ^ Adam, Philipa (2021-05-06). At the Service of the Unusual: Ways to Write the Built Environment (Doctoral thesis). Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  4. ^ Arathimos, Michalia (2021-05-18). Fracture: The reception of the 'other' author in Aotearoa (Doctoral thesis). Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  5. ^ Fenster, Giovanna (2016-01-01). Feverish: Self-Induced Fever and the Creative Mind (Doctoral thesis). Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  6. ^ "Our history | International Institute of Modern Letters". Victoria University of Wellington. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Damien Wilkins | NZETC". Archived from the original on 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  8. ^ "The Close Readers". Wellington Music. Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2018-12-09."The Close Readers". Wellington. Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  9. ^ "Damien Wilkins | Arts Foundation Laureate". Arts Foundation. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  10. ^ "NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2020 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 2020-08-13. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  11. ^ a b c "Damien Wilkins". Playmarket New Zealand. Archived from the original on 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
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