1960s |
Free lance journalism. Mentored by
Bruce Mason and William
Austin in theatre and radio theatre. First short stories
appeared In ‘Te Ao Hou’, ‘Arena’,
‘Landfall’. |
1970 -80 |
Media writer, radio producer and critic
(winner Ngaio Marsh Award for television writing 1972) |
1972 –75 |
First Administrator NZ Book Council,
founded for UNESCO International Year of the Book |
1977 -88 |
Part-time lecturer in Creative Writing
Center for Continuing Education, Victoria University
|
1981 |
Awarded New Zealand Scholarship in
Letters |
1981- 83 |
National President PEN (New Zealand)
Centre |
1985 |
Won Mobil New Zealand/ Outlook Short
Story Award (Judge Fay Weldon) |
1987 |
Won NZ Book Awards, novel The Book
of Secrets |
1988 |
Writers’ Fellow, Victoria University
OBE for services to literature
Arts Council Award for Achievement |
