Damien Wilkins (writer) explained
Damien Wilkins (born 1963 Lower Hutt, New Zealand) is a New Zealand novelist, short story writer, and poet. He is the director of the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington.
Life
He was graduated from Victoria University of Wellington in 1984. He was assistant editor at Victoria University Press in 1988. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with an MFA.[1] Since 1992 he has been a writing tutor in Wellington, New Zealand.[2] His notable doctoral students have included Pip Adam,[3] Michalia Arathimos,[4] and Gigi Fenster.[5]
Since 2014 he has been the director of the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington.[2] [6]
His work has appeared in Sport.[7]
He is also a singer and songwriter who has released songs through his project the Close Readers. Previously, he had played in the band the Jonahs in the 1980s.[8]
Awards
Works
Novels
- Book: The Miserables. Wellington, New Zealand. Victoria University Press.
- Book: American edition. New York. Harcourt Brace & Co.. 1993. 978-0-15-160523-1. registration.
- Little Masters Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press, 1996
- Book: American edition. New York. Henry Holt. 1997. 978-0-8050-4951-0 .
- Nineteen Windows under Ash. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press, 2000. .
- Book: Chemistry. Granta. 2002. 978-1-86207-549-8 .
- The Fainter. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press, 2006. .
- Somebody Loves Us All. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press, 2009. .
- Max Gate. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press, 2013. .
- Dad Art. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press, 2016. .
- Lifting. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press, 2017. .
- Aspiring. Auckland, New Zealand: Massey University Press, 2020.
Short stories
- Book: The Veteran Perils. Auckland, New Zealand. Heinemann Reed. 1990. 978-0-7900-0124-1 .
- Book: For everyone concerned and other stories. Victoria University Press. 2008. 978-0-86473-559-1 .
Poetry
- Book: The Idles. Wellington, New Zealand. Victoria University Press. 1993. 978-0-86473-253-8 .
Anthologies
- Book: An anthology of New Zealand poetry in English. Jenny Bornholdt . Gregory O'Brien . Mark Williams. Oxford University Press New Zealand. 1997. 978-0-19-558338-0 .
Plays and scripts
- Duggan. Television series.[11]
- Insiders Guide to Happiness. Television series.
- Drinking Games. Stage play.
Editor
- Great Sporting Moments: The best of Sport magazine 1988-2004, Victoria University Press, 2005.
Albums
- Group Hug (Austin, 2011)
- The Lines Are Open (Austin, 2014)
External links
- Profile at The Whiting Foundation
- Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=A5BYp5TiEvIC&q=Damien+Wilkins+%28writer%29&pg=PA215. Damien Wilkins. Spiritcarvers. Antonella Sarti. Rodopi. 1998. 978-90-420-0703-1 .
Notes and References
- Web site: Damien Wilkins . 2023-01-25 . The Conversation . 6 January 2014 . en . 2022-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808143907/https://theconversation.com/profiles/damien-wilkins-112795 . live .
- Web site: Wilkins, Damien . Read NZ Te Pou Muramura . 22 August 2022 . 10 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160410074941/http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/Writers/Profiles/Wilkins,%20Damien . live .
- At the Service of the Unusual: Ways to Write the Built Environment . Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington . 2021-05-06 . Doctoral . en . Philipa . Adam . 2022-11-28 . 2022-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221128010244/https://openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz/articles/thesis/At_the_Service_of_the_Unusual_Ways_to_Write_the_Built_Environment/14551299/1 . live .
- Fracture: The reception of the 'other' author in Aotearoa . Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington . 2021-05-18 . Doctoral . en . Michalia . Arathimos . 2022-11-28 . 2022-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221128010656/https://openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz/articles/thesis/Fracture_The_reception_of_the_other_author_in_Aotearoa/14614797/1 . live .
- Feverish: Self-Induced Fever and the Creative Mind . Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington . 2016-01-01 . Doctoral . en . Giovanna . Fenster . 2022-11-28 . 2022-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221128010651/https://openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz/articles/thesis/Feverish_Self-Induced_Fever_and_the_Creative_Mind/17019215/1 . live .
- Web site: Our history International Institute of Modern Letters . Victoria University of Wellington . 22 August 2022 . 22 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220822023520/https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/modernletters/about/history . live .
- Web site: Damien Wilkins | NZETC. 2010-01-04. 2010-05-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20100523171753/http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-202063.html#written-works. live.
- Web site: The Close Readers . Wellington Music . en-US . 2018-12-09 . 2019-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190509003704/http://www.wcl.govt.nz/wellington-music/index.php/artists/the-close-readers/ . live . Web site: The Close Readers . Wellington . 2018-12-09 . en-US . 2019-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190509003704/http://www.wcl.govt.nz/wellington-music/index.php/artists/the-close-readers/ . live .
- Web site: Damien Wilkins Arts Foundation Laureate. 2020-08-14. Arts Foundation. en-US. 2020-09-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20200918132100/https://www.thearts.co.nz/artists/damien-wilkins. live.
- Web site: 2020-08-13. NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2020 winners announced. 2020-08-14. Books+Publishing. en-AU. 2020-09-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20200919084102/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/08/13/155169/nz-book-awards-for-children-and-young-adults-2020-winners-announced/. live.
- Web site: Damien Wilkins. Playmarket New Zealand. en-UK. 2020-03-17. 2020-01-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20200127004437/https://www.playmarket.org.nz/playwrights/damien-wilkins. live.