| 1992- 95 |
President New Zealand
Book Council. Founded Words on Wheels (WOW) (tours for
writers), Writers Visiting Prisons |
| 1994 |
Awarded New Zealand Scholarship in
Letters
Appointed Patron Cambodia New Zealand-Aotearoa Trust
(re land mine Victims) |
| 1995 -2002 |
Founded Fiona Kidman Creative Writing
School (now part of Whitireia Writing Programme) |
| 1997 |
Lifetime President of Honour New Zealand
Book Council, to mark 25 anniversary |
| 1998 |
Awarded Dame Commander New Zealand
Order of Merit (DNZM). Chaired Peppercorn Press which
publishes review periodical NZ Books |
| 2001 |
AW Reed Award for Lifetime Achievement |
| 2001 |
The Face of the Writer Portrait series
with Glenda Randerson |
| 2002 |
Trustee, Randell Cottage Writers Trust
Wellington Writers Walk Committee and founder member |
| 2003 |
Appointed Patron NZ Poetry Society
Appointed Patron Refugee and Migrant Reunification Trust |
| 2006 |
Meridian Energy Katherine Mansfield
Fellow |
| 2006 |
Member of Les Belles Etrangères (The Beautiful Strangers) tour of France |
| 2008 |
Creative New Zealand Michael King Fellow
|
| 2009 |
Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters — French)
|
| 2009 |
Légion d'Honneur (French Legion of Honour)
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