Elizabeth Edwina Smither

John C. Ross (Massey University)

Ed. by Doreen D'Cruz, Massey University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 9.1.2: New Zealand Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Doreen D'Cruz (Massey University), Jennifer Lawn (Massey University), John C. Ross (Massey University), Mark Williams (Victoria University of Wellington)

Dates

Born 15 Sep 1941
Activity c. 1970-ongoing

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Born in New Zealand
Active in New Zealand

Activities

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Editor
Novelist
Poet
Story-writer

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Elizabeth Edwina Smither has long been recognised as an important New Zealand poet, and she has also published novels and collections of short stories. Her accolades have included the following: in 1987 and 1992, a Scholarship in Letters; in 1988 the Literary Fund Travelling Bursary; in 1989, the Lilian Ida Smith Award for non-fiction; in 1990, 2000 and 2018 the New Zealand Book Awards for Poetry; in 2002-3 the Te Mata Poet Laureate position; in 2004, being made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM); in 2008 the Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement in poetry; and also being made an Honorary Doctor of Literature by the University of Auckland; in 2014 the New Zealand Society of Authors Janet Frame Memorial Award; and in 2016 the Sarah Broom Poetry Prize.

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Citation: Ross, John C.. "Elizabeth Edwina Smither". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 05 December 2022 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=4132, accessed 24 April 2024.]

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