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Anthology
Auckland: the city in literature. Auckland: Exisle Publishing, 2003. Voyager link
Penguin 25 New Fiction. Auckland: Penguin, 1998. Voyager link
Evening Post May 22 (1998): 5-5.
New Zealand Herald H; May 16 (1998): 8-8.
Sunday Star Times F; June 28 (1998): 6-6.
New Zealand Herald H; June 20 (1998): 7-7.
New Zealand GP November 4 (1998): 59-59.
New Zealand Books 5.8; Dec (1998): 20-21.
The best New Zealand fiction. Volume 4. Auckland: Vintage, 2007. Voyager link
The Cats Whiskers: New Zealand Writers on Cats. Auckland: Vintage, 2005. Voyager link
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Article
"Riding the creative wave." Art News Auckland 3.16; Spring (1996): 64-65.
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Criticism
More 112; Oct (1992): 140.
More 125; Nov (1993): 146.
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Drama
Accidental Phantasies. UNPUBLISHED 1985.
Act 4.10; Aug (1985): 42-43.
"Homegrown drama of the mid-eighties." JNZL: Journal of New Zealand Literature 5; (1987): 1-13.
Castle in the Harbour. UNPUBLISHED 1987.
Listener 2490.118; November 7 (1987): 109-109.
Folie a Deux. UNPUBLISHED 1996.
Quote Unquote 34; April (1996): 35-35.
Strange children. UNPUBLISHED 2005.
"Theatre." Listener 3398.199; July 25 (2005).
New Zealand Herald May 30 (2005).
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Essay
"Through womens eyes." Quote Unquote 24; June (1993): 14-17.
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Interview
"Breaking the rules." Quote Unquote 4; Sept (1993): 12-15.
"City of joy." New Zealand Herald J; (1999): 3.
"Passing it on." Quote Unquote 7; Dec (1993): 28-31.
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Novel
Belief. Auckland: Vintage, 2000. Voyager link
Dominion November 4 (2000): 26-26.
New Zealand Herald I; November 4 (2000): 6-7.
Listener November 18 (2000): 60-61.
Evening Post November 24 (2000): 5-5.
New Zealand Books 5.10; Dec (2000): 16-16.
Sunday Star Times D; January 14 (2001): 2-2.
Otago Daily Times H; February 3 (2001): 37-37.
North and South 180; Mar (2001): 98-99.
Crimes of Neglect. Auckland: New Womens Press, 1992. Voyager link
New Zealand Herald 2; May 16 (1992): 6-6.
Dominion Sunday Times May 24 (1992): 22-22.
Evening Post May 29 (1992): 5-5.
New Zealand Herald 2; May 30 (1992): 6-6.
Metro 132; June (1992): 141-142.
Dominion June 6 (1992): 11-11.
Listener 2724.134; June 15 (1992): 50-52.
Stamp 33; July (1992): 36-37.
Press Sup.; August 1 (1992): 10-10.
New & Notable 3.9; July (1992): 2-7.
North and South Sept (1992): 126-128.
World Literature Today 3.67; Summer (1993): 681-682.
New Zealand Books 4.2; Mar (1993): 4-4.
John Tomb's Head. Auckland: Vintage, 2006. Voyager link
Press D; August 5 (2006): 12-12.
Otago Daily Times September 9 (2006): 58-58.
Dominion Post Sup.; August 5 (2006): 17-17.
Sunday Star Times C; August 20 (2006): 7-7.
Listener 3461.205; September 9 (2006): 41-42.
Herald on Sunday Sup..101; September 10 (2006): 16-16.
Music from a distant room. Auckland: Vintage, 2004. Voyager link
Sunday Star Times Sup.; May 30 (2004): 21-21.
New Zealand Herald Sup.; June 5 (2004): 28-28.
Dominion Post E; June 5 (2004): 13-13.
Press D; June 12 (2004): 10-10.
Listener June 12 (2004): 61-61.
North and South 220; July (2004): 102-104.
Metro 277; July (2004): 117-117.
Otago Daily Times Sup.; July 10 (2004): 5-5.
Swimmers’ rope. Auckland: Vintage, 2008. Voyager link
Swimmers’ rope. Auckland: Vintage, 2008. Voyager link
The Hearts Wild Surf. Auckland: Vintage, 1996. Voyager link
Metro 180; Jan (1996): 109-111.
Quote Unquote 33; Mar (1996): 27-28.
Dominion March 16 (1996): 20-20.
Sunday Star Times E; March 24 (1996): 5-5.
Evening Post March 29 (1996): 7-7.
North and South 122; May (1996): 130-133.
New & Notable 2.13; May (1996): 1-7.
Otago Daily Times June 15 (1996): 22-22.
Press Sup.; May 18 (1996): 13-13.
Listener May 18 (1996): 44-45.
Pavement 17; June/July (1996): 104-104.
Landfall 192; Spring (1996): 357-360.
New Zealand Books 4.6; Oct (1996): 6-7.
World Literature Today 2.71; Spring (1997): 465-465.
The Shag Incident. Auckland: Vintage, 2002. Voyager link
New Zealand Herald G; July (2002): 6-6.
Metro 253; July (2002): 96-96.
Listener July 27 (2002): 52-52.
Dominion Post F; August 10 (2002): 8-9.
New Zealand GP August 21 (2002): 21-21.
Otago Daily Times B; September 28 (2002): 6-6.
Next Oct (2002): 82-82.
New Zealand Books 1.13; Mar (2003): 14-15.
The Whistler. Auckland: Vintage, 1998. Voyager link
Dominion May 16 (1998): 18-18.
Evening Post May 22 (1998): 5-5.
Listener June 6 (1998): 46-46.
North and South 148; July (1998): 108-109.
Otago Daily Times July 25 (1998): 72-72.
Metro 205; July (1998): 99-101.
Sunday Star Times F; July 12 (1998): 7-7.
Pavement 30; Aug/Sept (1998): 144-144.
New Zealand Books 4.8; Oct (1988): 12-12.
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Poetry
"Communion." Broadsheet 108; April (1983): 38-38.
Moody bitch : poems of the last two decades. Auckland, Godwit 2003.
Southland Times August 23 (2003): 31-31.
Dominion Post F; August 23 (2003): 12-12.
New Zealand Herald Sup.; August 30 (2003): 28-29.
Otago Daily Times B; September 13 (2003): 4-4.
Press D; October 11 (2003): 11-11.
Daily News December 20 (2003): 20-20.
New Zealand Herald 2; September 2 (2003).
Listener December 13 (2003): 62-62.
New Zealand Books Aug (2004): 14-14.
"Song for the seduction of a dark suited man." Broadsheet 123; Oct (1984): 35-35.
The Bleeding Ballerina. Auckland, Hard Echo Press 1987.
Listener 2490.18; November 7 (1987): 76-76.
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Short Story
All the Tenderness Left in the World : Short Stories. Dunedin, University of Otago 1993.
Evening Post September 24 (1993): 5-5.
Dominion October 30 (1993): 16-16.
New & Notable 1.11; Mar (1994): 1-9.
Quote Unquote 5; Oct (1993): 32-33.
Otago Daily Times October 2 (1993): 20-20.
New Zealand Herald 2; November 6 (1993): 6-6.
Listener 2798.141; November 20 (1993): 45-46.
Metro 150; Dec (1993): 164-168.
North and South Dec (1993): 160-164.
New Zealand Books 4.3; Mar (1994): 6-7.
New Zealand Books 4.3; Mar (1994): 1-4.
More 130; April (1994): 138-138.
Landfall 187; Autumn (1994): 177-178.
"Bali, baby." Listener January 8 (2004): 32-35.
"Box of stones." Metro 174; Dec (1995): 152-156.
Drowned sprat and other stories. Auckland, Vintage 2005.
Herald on Sunday Sup; January 30 (2005): 28-29.
Press D; February 5 (2005): 17-17.
Dominion Post E; January 29 (2005): 10-11.
Staple 9; Mar/April/May (2005): 89-89.
Otago Daily Times Sup.; April 2 (2005): 8-8.
Sunday Star Times C; February 6 (2005): 7-7.
New Zealand Herald Sup.; February 12 (2005): 35-35.
February 26 2005: 41-41.
"Menschenfresser." Metro 139; Jan (1993): 106-109.
"Miss Woods return." Metro 115; Jan (1991): 148-150.
"Oy Joy." Quote Unquote 28; Oct (1995): 16-18.
"Phone gene." Listener January 12 (2002): 34-35.
"Race." Listener February 15 (2003): 46-47.
"Sappho reclining." Vital Writing 1990/1991.2; (1991): 122-128.
"Taken in the rain." More 107; May (1992): 110-113.
The Glass Whittler : Short Stories. Auckland, New Womens Press 1988.
Listener 2560.123; April 1 (1989): 38-38.
"The littlest angel." Landfall 1.43; Mar (1989): 29-34.
"The night I got my tuckie." Listener March 17 (2001): 44-46.
"The purple dress." Broadsheet 111; Jul/Aug (1983): 27-27.
"Three times a week." Metro 247; Jan (2002): 80-82.
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Short Story Collection
Morriesons Motel. Auckland, Tandem Press 2000. Voyager link (Note: Twelve New Zealand fiction writers contribute a chapter each to this short story collection-cum-novel)
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Videorecording
Artsville. Auckland, 3rd Party Productions 2008. Voyager link
 

Works about:

Article
Coke, Merrill. "Arts : a season of readings." Listener 2477.117; August 8 (1987): 54-54.
Leggott, Michele. "Literary landscapes." Metro 141; Mar (1993): 100-108.
Welch, Denis. "Leap to richness." Listener May 8 (1996): 44-45.
Wells, Peter. "Being there." Listener July 24 (1999): 42-44.
Barnett, Nick. "God, love and travel." Dominion October 21 (2000): 27-27.
Hewitson, Michele. "Opening a door on the bizarre." New Zealand Herald A; July (2002): 28-28.
Monk, Felicity. "Bouquets." Listener 3299.189; August 2 (2003).
Thomson, Margie. "Feminist-attack novel and wine atlas carry off top book awards." New Zealand Herald July 23 (2003).
Riddell, Shona. "Inside observer." Next 224; Mar (2003): 110-115.
Thomson, Margie. "Public accolade rewards a private act of faith." New Zealand Herald A; July (2003): 15-15.
McCrystal, John. "Winning ways." Press July 26 (2003): 10-10.
Williamson, Cameron. Dominion Post E; June 26 (2004): 11-11.
Playmarket News 35; Autumn (2005): 5-5.
Sharp, Iain. "In the spirit of the time." Sunday Star Times C; May 22 (2005): 6-6.
Burrows, Melanya. "Playwright uses campaigner as fertile medium." New Zealand Herald B; May 25 (2005): 5-5.
Herrick, Linda. New Zealand Herald Sup.; August 5 (2006): 31-31.
Zander, Bianca. "Minding the Muse." Sunday Magazine 23 March; (2008): 20-25.
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Criticism
Leek, Robert H. "Homegrown drama of the mid-eighties." JNZL: Journal of New Zealand Literature 5; (1987): 1-13.
Watson, John. "From Mansfield to Svensson: the female hero in recent short fiction by women writers." JNZL: Journal of New Zealand Literature 7; (1989): 44-64.
Warner, Kirsten. "Stephanie Johnson writes again." More 107; May (1992): 48-50.
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Essay
Edwards, Denis. "Shes got attitude." Quote Unquote 33; Mar (1996): 12-13.
Legat, Nicola. "The next wave." North and South 127; Oct (1996): 98-106.
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Interview
Matthews, Philip. "The cost of genius is $150." Listener April 5 (2003): 60-61.
Burrows, Melanya. "Spirited away." Metro 288; June (2005): 120-121.
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Profile
Daley, Debra. "Mothering on." Listener 2734.134; June 15 (1992): 50-52.
"Spotlight : Stephanie Johnson." Playmarket News 31; Autumn (2003): 3-3.
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