DrSimpson is the author of six non-fiction books, including Fantastica: The World of Leo Bensemann (Auckland University
Press, 2011); Patron and Painter: Charles
Brasch and Colin McCahon (Hocken Collections, 2010); Colin McCahon: The Titirangi Years 1953-1959 (AUP, 2007) and Answering Hark: McCahon/Caselberg:
Painter/Poet (Craig Potton, 2001). He has edited, or contributed to, many
other titles, including books on Allen Curnow, Kendrick Smithyman, Ronald Hugh
Morrieson, Charles Spear and Peter Peryer.
During
his fellowship, Dr Simpson will work on a new project exploring the rich and
fertile artistic scene in Christchurch from 1933 to 1953, with the working
title Bloomsbury South.
“I am
delighted to be offered this generous fellowship, which will enable me to
undertake a project I’ve thought about for years,“ Dr Simpson says. “The new
book will be a cross-disciplinary study of the network of relationships between
poets, painters, musicians, playwrights and publishers that created a vital
phase of our cultural history.”
Dr
Simpson is also co-founder and part-time director of the Holloway Press, which
publishes limited edition books of scholarly or artistic merit. He is a former
Head of English at the University of Auckland.
The
Michael King Writer’s Fellowship is open to established writers of any literary
genre who have already published a significant body of work. Valued at
$100,000, it is awarded annually for a project that will take two or more years
to complete.
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