Catherine Robertson Explained

Catherine Robertson
Birth Place:Wellington
Occupation:Writer
Nationality:New Zealand

Catherine Robertson is a New Zealand novelist, reviewer, broadcaster and bookshop owner.

Life

Catherine Robertson was born in Wellington in 1966.[1] [2] She grew up in that city and later lived in San Francisco and the United Kingdom. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Victoria University of Wellington[3] and has worked as a magazine feature writer, advertising copywriter and business consultancy owner.

While living in San Francisco, she took a creative writing course at a local community college, and in 2005, she took an Iowa short story course at the International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) at Victoria University of Wellington. Over the following years she wrote her first novel and submitted it to UK agents; it was published in 2011.

Robertson was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2012 Frankfurt Book Fair.[4] [5]

In 2015 she completed a MA in creative writing at the IIML under supervisor Emily Perkins.

Her short fiction has appeared in HOME, Turbine and Sport, and some of her books have been published in Germany and Italy.[6] Her books have been number one best sellers in New Zealand.[7]

She reviews contemporary fiction for the NZ Listener, Booknotes Unbound and New Zealand Books and is a frequent guest on Radio New Zealand’s The Panel.[8]

She has been invited to appear as speaker, panellist and/or chair at numerous literary festivals, including the New Zealand Book Council True Stories Told Live (2012),[9] the IIML Writers on Monday series (2015),[10] and, in 2018, the Auckland Writers Festival, Writers and Readers Week at the New Zealand Festival,[11] WORD Christchurch,[12] the NZSA National Writers Forum,[13] the Hawke's Bay Arts Festival[14] and LitCrawl Wellington, when she took part in a special live edition of RNZ's Short Story Club, hosted by Jesse Mulligan.[15] She has served as Chair of the New Zealand Society of Authors Wellington branch[16] and is a member of Romance Writers of New Zealand. She represents the New Zealand Society of Authors on the New Zealand Book Awards Trust.[17]

She hosted the Book Council podcast Talking Books in 2015.[18]

With Paula Morris, she co-authored a 2016 Book Council report into reader attitudes and why New Zealand adults weren't reading New Zealand fiction.[19] [20] [21]

She is married with two adult sons,[22] one of whom, Callum, is also a writer.[23] She is co-owner of Good Books bookshop in Wellington, and divides her time between Wellington and Hawke's Bay.[24]

Honours and awards

The Hiding Places won the Nelson Public Libraries Award for New Zealand Fiction (2015).[25]

Creative New Zealand/International Institute of Modern Letters Writer in Residence (2020).[26]

Bibliography

The Imperfect Lives series:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Book of the Week: Catherine Robertson’s hilarious new novel. 24 January 2019. The Spinoff. 26 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Robertson, Catherine. December 2016. New Zealand Book Council: Te Kaunihera Pukapuka o Aotearoa. 26 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Catherine Robertson (Writing for the Page, 2015). Victoria University of Wellington: International Institute of Modern Letters. 26 January 2019.
  4. Web site: Caffin . Elizabeth . 22 October 2014 . Frankfurt Book Fair 2012 . 26 January 2019 . Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
  5. Web site: 19 February 2013 . An evening with author, Catherine Robertson . 26 January 2019 . Wellington City Libraries: Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui.
  6. Web site: Catherine Robertson: ANZL Member. ANZL: Academy of New Zealand Literature: Te Whare Mātātuhi o Aotearoa. 26 January 2019.
  7. Web site: 21 November 2018 . Getting to know the ‘How to Get Published’ Event Panel: Catherine Robertson . 27 January 2019 . Wellington City Libraries.
  8. Web site: The Panel: Our Panellists. Radio New Zealand. 27 January 2019.
  9. Web site: A local politician, a music reviewer and an author walk into a bar…. 31 January 2012. Creative New Zealand. 26 January 2019.
  10. Web site: New line-up for Writers on Mondays - July to September. Beattie. Graham. 6 July 2015. Beattie's Book Blog. 26 January 2019.
  11. Web site: Writers & Readers Speakers. New Zealand Festival. 27 January 2019.
  12. Web site: Quick Questions with Catherine Robertson – WORD Christchurch. 21 August 2018. Christchurch City Libraries. 26 January 2019.
  13. Web site: Catherine Robertson. NWF: National Writers Forum 21–23 September 2018. 26 January 2019.
  14. Web site: Writers. Hawkes Bay Readers & Writers Festival. 26 January 2019.
  15. Web site: Short Story Club Live. LitCrawl 2018. 27 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190127094051/https://www.litcrawl.co.nz/programme/book-club. 27 January 2019. dead.
  16. Web site: My Secret Wellington: Catherine Robertson, writer. Catherall. Sarah. 2 April 2015. Stuff. 27 January 2019.
  17. Web site: About The New Zealand Book Awards Trust. NZ Book Awards Trust. 26 January 2019.
  18. Web site: New Zealand Book Council podcast series. 23 July 2015. Ministry for Culture and Heritage: Manatu Taonga. 26 January 2019.
  19. Web site: Writer 'dumped on' by establishment. 25 September 2015. NZ herald. 26 January 2019.
  20. Web site: Why aren't adults reading New Zealand fiction books?. Easther. Elizabeth. 13 September 2016. NZ Listener. 26 January 2019.
  21. Web site: Research. New Zealand Book Council: Te Kaunihera Pukapuka o Aotearoa. 26 January 2019.
  22. Web site: Catherine Robertson. Penguin Books NZ. 26 January 2019.
  23. Web site: It's all in the genes for this mother-and-son writing duo. Jacobson. Julie. 24 January 2018. New Zealand Woman's Weekly. 26 January 2019.
  24. Web site: Kitchen of colour: ply and bright blue. Doherty. Cassie. 23 March 2018. Stuff: NZ House and Garden. 27 January 2019.
  25. Web site: And the winner is …. 22 October 2015. Nelson Public Libraries. 26 January 2019.
  26. Book: Nine lives : New Zealand writers on notable New Zealanders. . 2021 . Upstart Press . 978-1-990003-37-0 . Auckland, New Zealand . 1285355306.

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