Vince FORD

2001
  • Oceania
  • Australia and New Zealand
  • New Zealand
English

Vince FORD (fiction writer, New Zealand; b. 1969) has already won two awards for his two novels for children. His first book, 2Much4U (1999) received the 1998 Tom Fitzgibbon Award for best children's fiction by a previously unpublished author. He is currently working on a novel for a more adult audience. Scripting, managing, and presenting video productions is Mr. Ford's current occupation. He has previously worked as a Jackaroo on a 400,000 acre Australian property and a laborer in salt mines. More information on his works can be found at www.vuw.ac.nx/nzbookcouncil/writers/fordvince.htm. He lives in Gisborne on the East coast of New Zealand. He is taking part in the IWP through a grant from the Arts Council of New Zealand/Toi Aotearoa, and through the IWP.

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