| Rachel Barrowman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Genre | History |
| Notable awards | Montana New Zealand Book Award |
Rachel Barrowman (born 1963) is a New Zealand author and historian, with a focus on New Zealand cultural and intellectual history.
Career
Barrowman's biography of R.A.K. Mason, Mason: The Life of R.A.K. Mason, won the 2004 Montana New Zealand Book Award in the biography category. In 2006, Barrowman received the Michael King Writer's Fellowship from Creative New Zealand to write a biography of Maurice Gee; she subsequently held a summer residency at the Michael King Writers Centre in 2010. The book, Maurice Gee: Life and Work, was a finalist for the 2016 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Barrowman has also received the National Library Fellowship and the Stout Research Centre Fellowship.
Personal life
Barrowman was born and resides in Wellington.
Published books
- A Popular Vision: the Arts and the Left in New Zealand, 1930–1950 (1991, Victoria University Press)
- The Turnbull: a Library and Its World (1995, Auckland University Press)
- Victoria University of Wellington, 1899–1999: A History (1999, Victoria University Press)
- Mason: The Life of R.A.K. Mason (2003, Victoria University Press)
- Maurice Gee: Life and Work (2015, Victoria University Press)
Barrowman is also an editor of the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
References
- ^ "Rachel Barrowman: 2010 Summer Writers Residency". Michael King Writers Centre. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- "Past Winners by Author". New Zealand Book Awards Trust. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- "Rachel Barrowman awarded the largest writing fellowship in New Zealand". The Big Idea. 24 June 2006. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017.
- "Ockham NZ Book Awards 2016 winners and finalists". The Listener. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- "Rachel Barrowman". The Spinoff. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- "Rachel Barrowman". New Zealand Book Council. Retrieved 11 December 2017.