Maureen Crisp
Maureen Crisp is a writer, teacher, literary blogger and book awards judge. In 2017, she was awarded the Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award for outstanding service to children’s literature and she delivered the Storylines Spring Lecture on 27 November 2017. She lives in Wellington, New Zealand.
Biography[edit]
Maureen Crisp taught for many years in primary schools in Wellington before deciding to concentrate on writing, blogging and other literary activities.[1]
She has been published by the New Zealand School Journal, Penguin and Marmac Media[2] and was one of the founding authors of the children’s writing online competition FABO Story.[3][4][5] As Chair of the Wellington Children’s Book Association, she was convenor of two national conferences for children’s writers and illustrators: Spinning Gold in 2009 and Tinderbox in 2015.[6][2][7]
In 2018, she was selected as one of the judges for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.[1][8]
She writes a weekly blog about developments in the writing and publishing world,[1][9] contributes regularly to the Writer's Island podcast[10] and is a creative writing workshop presenter.[11]
She is married with three children, likes writing science fiction,[12] has a keen interest in astronomy[13][14] and lives in Wellington.[7]
Awards and prizes[edit]
In 2017, Maureen Crisp was awarded the Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award for outstanding service to children’s literature.[15][16] She delivered the Storylines Spring Lecture on Monday 27 November 2017 in Wellington.[6]
Bibliography [edit]
Bones, illustrated by Robert Calvert (Penguin, 2008; Kiwi Bites series)
How to Lose a Rock Star (Marmac Media, 2019)
Circus Quest series
The Playbill, ill. Irina Burtseva (Marmac, 2018)[17]
Magician’s Moustache, ill. Irina Burtseva (Marmac, 2018)
Performing Poodles, ill. Irina Burtseva (Marmac, 2019)
Tumbling Town, ill. Irina Burtseva (Marmac, 2020)
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Maureen Crisp's blog
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "2018 Awards: Judges". NZ Book Awards Trust. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Maureen Crisp, Recipient of the Betty Gilderdale award!". From the Mixed-up Files of Middle-Grade Authors. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "NZ authors' FABO story". Wellington City Libraries: Kids Blog. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ van Kempen, Lynda (16 July 2010). "Novel story idea". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "About FABO". FABO Story. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award 2017 to Wellington's Maureen Crisp". NZSA The New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ a b "About Me". Maureen Crisp: Author, Teacher, Geek. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ Crisp, Maureen (Spring 2018). "World class practitioners: Maureen Crisp considers the joys and headaches of judging a major book award". New Zealand Author (314): 19–21.
- ^ Heritage, Elizabeth. "NZ Book Blogs". Booksellers NZ: The Reader. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Writer's Island". Wellington Access Radio. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Maureen Crisp". Write like an Author. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "NZ Writer Spotlight – Maureen Crisp". Writer Side of Life. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Maureen Crisp: Biography". Smashwords. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "How to Level-Up Our Writing - Guest: Maureen Crisp". Jami Gold: paranormal author. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award 2017: winner announced". Booksellers NZ. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award". Storylines. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ Moore, Rachel (19 November 2018). "Book Reviews: NZ Junior & Middle Fiction". The Sapling. Retrieved 28 November 2019.