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Dulce Carman

Edith Marie Dulce Carman (1883 — 1970) was a New Zealand romance writer who published over twenty novels. She was a cousin of the Canadian poet Bliss Carman.

Carman was born in Norwich, England, and emigrated to Feilding in New Zealand in 1892. In 1906 she was one of twenty-one writers commended in the Lyceum Club's colonial literary competition. In December 1911 she married David Drummond, after which she moved to Dannevirke. She published short stories in New Zealand newspapers and magazines, before her first novel, The Broad Stairway, was published in 1925. She published her works under her maiden name. She continued to publish short fiction and serialised novels in New Zealand newspapers,

She moved to Hastings for health reasons in 1932 after a severe illness which threatened her eyesight.

In 1948 her second novel, 'Neath the Maori Moon was published, and she continued to write despite ongoing health issues, publishing a further 26 novels between 1949 and 1967. In 1962 she was elected an honorary founder of the Romantic Novelists' Association.

References

  1. ^ Terry Sturm (2006). "Carman, Dulce". In Robinson, Roger; Wattie, Nelson (eds.). The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature. Oxford Reference.
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  8. "PERSONAL". Hawke's Bay Tribune. 3 March 1932. p. 6. Retrieved 23 January 2024 – via Papers Past.
  9. "N.Z. WOMAN WRITER: Failing Eyesight No Deterrent". The Press. 22 April 1957. p. 2. Retrieved 23 January 2024 – via Papers Past.


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