Kate De Goldi

Kate De Goldi (née Kathleen De Goldi 1959[1]) is a New Zealand children's and short story writer.

Kate De Goldi
De Goldi in 2016
Born1959
NationalityNew Zealand
OccupationWriter
Websitewww.katedegoldi.com

Early life

De Goldi was born in Christchurch in 1959. [1] She is of mixed Irish and Italian ancestry.[2]

Career

De Goldi published her first collection of short stories like you, really[3] (1994) under the pseudonym Kate Flannery[1].

De Goldi has been a full-time writer since 1997, and contributes to the New Zealand literature sector as a creative writing teacher (1999-2006 at the IIML)[4], a book-related broadcaster and radio commentator[5], a participant of Writers in Schools[1], and a chair for literary festivals in New Zealand[6] and internationally. De Goldi is an Arts Foundation Laureate (named in 2001).[4]

De Goldi received the 2010 Michael King Fellowship to research and write an article about Susan Price.[7] De Goldi has received both the 2011 Margaret Mahy Award[8][9] and the 2011 Young Readers’ Award Corine Literature Prize,[10] She is known for children's literature[5] and has also won awards for Short story writing.[4]

Selected works

Novels
  • 1996 – Sanctuary, ISBN 9780140259452
  • 1997 – Love, Charlie Mike, ISBN 9780140386004
  • 1999 – Closed, Stranger, ISBN 9780143772040
  • 2008 – The 10pm Question, ISBN 9780763649395
  • 2012 – The ACB with Honora Lee, illustrated by Gregory O'Brien, ISBN 9781869799915
  • 2015 – From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle, ISBN 9781775535768

Picture books
  • 2005 - Clubs: A Lolly Leopold Story, illustrated by Jacqui Colley, ISBN 9781435255494
  • 2005 - Uncle Jack, illustrated by Jacqui Colley, ISBN 9780473100643
  • 2008 - A Lolly Leopold Story, illustrated by Jacqui Colley, ISBN 9781435255500

Editor with Susan Paris
  • 2016 - Annual (Gecko Press) ISBN 9781776570775
  • 2017 - Annual 2 (Annual Ink) ISBN 9780473395230

References
  1. New Zealand Book Council
  2. Interview with Kate De Goldi by Christchurch City Libraries
  3. "Kate De Goldi". Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  4. The Arts Foundation of New Zealand
  5. Radio NZ Archived 2015-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Writer: Kate De Goldi - Writers • Auckland Writers Festival". www.writersfestival.co.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  7. "Wellington.scoop.co.nz » Kate De Goldi awarded Michael King Fellowship". wellington.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  8. Storylines profile
  9. "Kate De Goldi and Susan Paris - Gecko Press". Gecko Press.
  10. Corine Literature Prize site


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