Sue McCauley

Sue McCauley (born 1 December 1941 in Dannevirke)[1] is a New Zealand novelist, short story writer, playwright, journalist and screenwriter.[2]

Her first novel was the semi-autobiographical Other Halves (1982), which won both the Wattie Book of the Year Award and the New Zealand Book Award for Fiction.[1] It was adapted into a film, released in 1984 with McCauley credited as screenwriter.[3]

Her manuscript "Landed" was shortlisted for the 2021 Michael Gifkins Prize.[4]

Novels
  • Other Halves (1982)
  • Then Again (1986)
  • Bad Music (1990)
  • A Fancy Man (1996)

Short story collections
  • It Could be You (1997)
  • Life on Earth (2003)

References
  1. "Contemporary Authors Online". Biography In Context. Gale. 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. Samdog Design Ltd. "New Zealand Book Council Biography". Bookcouncil.org.nz. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  3. Robinson, Roger and Wattie, Nelson, The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, 1998, "Sue McCauley" article
  4. "Michael Gifkins Prize 2021 shortlist announced". Books+Publishing. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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