Rachael King
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Rachael King | |
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| Born | 1970 (age 54–55) Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Notable works | The Sound of Butterflies, Red Rocks |
| Notable awards | NZSA Hubert Church Best First Book Award, Esther Glen Award |
| Relatives | Michael King (father) Jonathan King (brother) Rebecca Priestley (sister-in-law) |
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Rachael King (born 1970) is a New Zealand writer of fiction for both children and adults. Her book Red Rocks (2012) won the LIANZA Esther Glen Award and was adapted into a 2025 television series Secrets at Red Rocks. For eight years she was Literary Director of the WORD Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival.[1]
King was born in 1970, in Hamilton, New Zealand. In 2001 she received a Master of Arts in creative writing from Victoria University of Wellington.[2]
King is a bass guitarist and has played with several bands on the Flying Nun label.[2][3]
King's father was the historian and author Michael King and her brother is filmmaker Jonathan King.[4]
Works
King has published five novels:
- The Sound of Butterflies (2006, Random House)
- Magpie Hall (2009, Random House)
- Red Rocks (2012, Random House), novel for children
- The Grimmelings (2024, Allen & Unwin)
- Violet and the Velvets, The Case of the Missing Stuff (Book 1) (2025, Allen & Unwin)
- Violet and the Velvets, The Case of the Angry Ghost (Book 2) (2025, Allen & Unwin)
Short stories by King have been published in several anthologies including in Home: New Short Short Stories by New Zealand Writers[5] and Creative Juices.[6]
In 2013, King became Literary Director of the WORD Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival.[2][3] She was a judge for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults in 2017.[7]
King's book Red Rocks was adapted into a 2025 television series Secrets at Red Rocks.[8]
