Anne French
Encyclopedia
Life
She graduated from Wellington Girls' College and Victoria University of WellingtonVictoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament, and was a former constituent college of the University of New Zealand. It is particularly well known for its programmes in law, the humanities, and some scientific disciplines, but offers a broad range of other courses...
with an MA. She is an editor with Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press
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, and became New Zealand managing editor in 1982.
Awards
- 1973 and 1974 PEN Young Writer’s Incentive Award
- New Zealand Book Award for Poetry.
- 1988 PEN Best First Book of Poetry Award