Rachel Barrowman
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Rachel Barrowman | |
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| Born | 1963 (age 61–62) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Genre | History |
| Notable awards | Montana New Zealand Book Award |
Rachel Barrowman (born 1963) is a New Zealand author and historian, with a focus on New Zealand cultural and intellectual history.[1]
Barrowman's biography of R.A.K. Mason, Mason: The Life of R.A.K. Mason, won the 2004 Montana New Zealand Book Award in the biography category.[2] In 2006, Barrowman received the Michael King Writer's Fellowship from Creative New Zealand to write a biography of Maurice Gee; she subsequently held a summer residency at the Michael King Writers Centre in 2010.[1][3] The book, Maurice Gee: Life and Work, was a finalist for the 2016 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.[4] Barrowman has also received the National Library Fellowship and the Stout Research Centre Fellowship.[1]
Personal life
Barrowman was born and resides in Wellington.[5]
