Jackie Davis (writer)

Jackie Davis (born 1963) is a New Zealand author, poet, and playwright.

Jackie Davis
Born	1963 (age 59–60) New Plymouth, New Zealand
Language	English
Nationality	New Zealander
Alma mater	Victoria University of Wellington
Genre	Fiction, poetry

Davis was born in 1963 in New Plymouth, New Zealand and grew up in Taranaki.^[1][2] She worked as a registered nurse until 2001, when she became a professional writer.^[1]

Davis graduated with an MA in creative writing from the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington, studying under Bill Manhire.^[1]

In 2002 Davis published her first novel, Breath,^[3] and her second, Swim, in 2003.^[4] She was included in Graeme Lay's The New Zealand Book of the Beach 2^[5] and has been published in literary journals including the New Zealand Listener, Takahe, Metro and the Australian School Magazine.^[1] Davis is also a playwright, including writing and directing Whether I Fall^[6] and A Time Like This (first performed at Gisborne Unity Theatre in 2017).^[7]

Davis has won the 2000 Lilian Ida Smith Award^[8] and the 2005–2006 NZSA Foxton Fellowship (now Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship).^[9] In 2003 she received a grant from Creative New Zealand to complete her third novel.^[10][11]

References

1. "Jackie Davis". New Zealand Book Council. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
2. . The Listener - Noted. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
3. Davis, Jackie (2002). Breath. Penguin Books. ISBN 9780143018032.
4. Davis, Jackie (2003). Swim. Penguin. ISBN 9780143018568.
5. Lay, Graeme (2008). The New Zealand Book of the Beach 2. David Ling Publishing. ISBN 9781877378249.
6. Thompson, Natasha (6 August 2016). "Unitys Stages a triumph on a lonely". Gisborne Herald. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
7. "A time like this". Gisborne Herald. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
8. "Lilian Ida Smith Award Recipients to 2015" (PDF). New Zealand Society of Authors. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
9. "NZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship Recipients" (PDF). New Zealand Society of Authors. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
10. ""New voice" in dance features in Arts Grants". Scoop News. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
11. "Creative New Zealand grants July-October 2003/2004" (PDF). Creative New Zealand. Retrieved 30 November 2017.