Kate De Goldi (born 1959) is a New Zealand children's and short story writer.[1] Her early work was published under the pseudonym Kate Flannery.[1]
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| Born | Kathleen De Goldi 1959 (age 62–63) |
| Pen name | Kate Flannery |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
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De Goldi was born in Christchurch in 1959.[1] She is of mixed Irish and Italian ancestry.[2]
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 her short story writing, including the Katherine Mansfield Memorial Award in 1999.[4]
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