Raewyn Alexander

Raewyn Alexander (born 1955) is a New Zealand writer.[1] She has also worked in visual media, producing comics and clothing.[2]

She was born in Hamilton, later moving to Auckland.[3] Alexander was editor for the arts magazine Magazine. Her work has appeared in various literary magazines, in the Auckland Poetry Live anthology and in the anthology Essential New Zealand Poems: Facing the Empty Page.[1]

In 2016 she had a lengthy essay published in Metro alleging she was engaged to Chris Knox. A spokesperson for Knox denied this, and Metro then retracted the story and apologised.[4]

Selected works

  • Fat, novel (1996)
  • Concrete, novel (1998)
  • AUP New Poets 1, poetry (1998), Auckland University Press, ISBN 9781869401979[5]
  • Love and Hate are Small Words with Big Names, poetry (1999)[3]
  • Bacon is Not a Vegetable (701 Tips for Flatting), non-fiction, with Olwyn Stewart
  • Sweet: A Guide for New Zealand Teenagers, non-fiction (2001), with Jan Hedge
  • It's a Secret (Selected Poems 1993–2005), poetry chapbook (2005)
  • Writing Poetry – fireworks, clay and architecture, non-fiction chapbook (2005)
  • Museum of Lost Days, poetry (2008)
  • Family of Artists, poetry (2012)
  • Glam Rock Boyfriends, novel (2014), Brightspark Books, ISBN 0473266644
  • Three Words: An anthology of Aotearoa / NZ Women's Comics, comics anthology, contributor, Beatnik (2016)

References

  1. ^ a b "Alexander, Raewyn". New Zealand Book Council.
  2. ^ "New Zealand Fashion Museum". www.nzfashionmuseum.org.nz. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Very Special Guest Raewyn Alexander". blackmailpress 9.
  4. ^ "Magazine apologises for the Chris Knox wedding that never was". Stuff. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Auckland University Press". aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz. Retrieved 30 January 2024.



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