Jackie Davis (writer)
New Zealand author, poet, and playwright
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Jackie Davis (born 1963) is a New Zealand author, poet, and playwright.
Jackie Davis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 (age 62–63) New Plymouth, New Zealand |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Genre | Fiction, poetry |
Davis was born in 1963 in New Plymouth, New Zealand and grew up in Taranaki.[1][2] She worked as a registered nurse until 2001, when she became a professional writer.[1]
Davis graduated with an MA in creative writing from the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington, studying under Bill Manhire.[1]
In 2002 Davis published her first novel, Breathe,[3] and her second, Swim, in 2003.[4] She was included in Graeme Lay's The New Zealand Book of the Beach 2[5] and has been published in literary journals including the New Zealand Listener, Takahe, Metro and the Australian School Magazine.[1] Davis is also a playwright, including writing and directing Whether I Fall[6] and A Time Like This (first performed at Gisborne Unity Theatre in 2017).[7]
Davis has won the 2000 Lilian Ida Smith Award[8] and the 2005–2006 NZSA Foxton Fellowship (now Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship).[9] In 2003 she received a grant from Creative New Zealand to complete her third novel.[10][11]