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Shonagh Koea


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Anthology
Essential New Zealand short stories. Auckland: Random House, 2009.
The best New Zealand fiction. Volume 5. Auckland: Vintage, 2008. Voyager link
The New Zealand book of the beach. Auckland: David Ling Publishing, 2007. Voyager link
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Essay
"On location." Quote Unquote 19; Jan (1995): 12-18.
"An orderly gypsy." Through the Looking Glass: Recollections of Childhood from 20 Prominent New Zealanders.. Auckland, Century Hutchinson 1988: 66-73.
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Non Fiction
A Novel in a Room: a collaborative project between novelist Shonagh Koea and the Hawkes Bay Museum. Napier: Hawkes Bay Cultural Trust, 1999. Voyager link
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Novel
Sing to Me Dreamer. Auckland: Vintage, 1994. Voyager link
Listener 2840.145; September 17 (1994): 46-46.
New Zealand Herald 3; October 15 (1994): 7-7.
Evening Post October 21 (1994): 9-9.
Sunday Star Times D; October 30 (1994): 6-6.
Quote Unquote 17; Nov (1994): 24-24.
Otago Daily Times November 26 (1994): 83-83.
Dominion December 31 (1994): 14-14.
New Zealand Books 4.4; Dec (1994): 6-7.
North and South Dec (1994): 190-192.
Metro 163; Jan (1995): 130-131.
New & Notable 2.12; May (1995): 1-8.
Landfall 189; Autumn (1995): 160-163.
Staying Home and Being Rotten. Auckland: Vintage, 1992. Voyager link
Evening Post July 24 (1992): 5-5.
Listener 2734.135; August 22 (1992): 48-48.
Dominion Sunday Times August 30 (1992): 22-22.
North and South Sept (1992): 126-128.
New Zealand Herald 2; September 12 (1992): 6-6.
Otago Daily Times September 19 (1992): 22-22.
The Press Sup.; December 12 (1992): 13-13.
More 113; Nov (1992): 138-139.
New Zealand Books 3.2; Dec (1992): 7-7.
The Grandiflora Tree. Auckland: Penguin, 1989. Voyager link
More 69; Mar (1989): 146-146.
North and South Mar (1989): 122-124.
Listener 2558.123; March 18 (1989): 50-50.
Metro 94.8; April (1989): 152-155.
The Press August 26 (1989): 23-23.
Landfall 173; Mar (1990): 118-120.
The Lonely Margins of the Sea. Auckland: Vintage, 1998. Voyager link
New Zealand Books 1.9; Mar (1999): 5-6.
Evening Post June 19 (1998): 7-7.
Dominion July 11 (1998): 18-18.
Sunday Star Times F; July 19 (1998): 7-7.
North and South 149; Aug (1998): 108-110.
Listener August 1 (1998): 48-48.
Otago Daily Times August 22 (1998): 73-73.
Metro Auckland 207; Sept (1998): 103-105.
Landfall 196; Spring (1998): 335-337.
The Press Sup.; November 28 (1998): 11-11.
The Wedding at Bueno-Vista. Auckland: Vintage, 1996. Voyager link
Evening Post June 7 (1996): 5-5.
Dominion June 15 (1996): 18-18.
New Zealand Herald 7; June 29 (1996): 8-8.
Quote Unquote 37; July (1996): 26-27.
Listener July 6 (1996): 42-43.
Otago Daily Times July 27 (1996): 27-27.
North and South 125; Aug (1996): 151-154.
Metro 182; Aug (1996): 109-111.
The Press sup.; September 7 (1996): 16-16.
New and Notable 4.13; Sept (1996): 1-7.
Landfall 192; Spring (1996): 323-325.
New Zealand Books 4.6; Oct (1996): 6-7.
Time For a Killing. Auckland: Vintage, 2001. Voyager link
Dominion April 21 (2001): 27-27.
Listener April 28 (2001): 62-62.
The Press Sup.; May 5 (2001): 22-22.
New Zealand Herald E; May (2001): 6-6.
North and South 182; May (2001): 104-105.
New Zealand Books 3.11; Aug (2001): 6-7.
Evening Post May 18 (2001): 9-9.
Otago Daily Times June 21 (2001): 23-23.
Yet Another Ghastly Christmas. Auckland: Vintage, 2003. Voyager link
Press D; November 8 (2003): 14-14.
New Zealand Herald Sup.; November 8 (2003): 28-29.
Otago Daily Times December 20 (2003): 54-54.
Listener November 29 (2003): 56-56.
Dominion Post E; December 13 (2003): 15-15.
North and South 214; Jan (2004): 110-113.
New Zealand Books 2.14; June (2004): 15-15.
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Short Story
"Fifteen rubies by candlelight." Metro 145; July (1993): 122-127.
"Good news." More Nov (1988): 228-239.
"I must remain calm x 12." Landfall 202; Nov (2001): 139-142.
"Little varmints." Listener 2609.126; March 12 (1990): 93-95.
"Love." Listener July 15 (2000): 58-59.
"Naughty Maureen." Vital Writing 1991/1992.3; (1992): 140-150.
"Pleasure of the past." Listener 2511.120; April 9 (1988): 47-49.
"Running." Listener 3426.202; January 7 (2006): 40-43.
"The antique dealer." Listener 2647.128; December 10 (1990): 100-102.
The Best of Shonagh Koeas Short Stories. Auckland, Vintage 1999.
Listener September 18 (1999): 46-47.
Evening Post September 24 (1999): 5-5.
Otago Daily Times November 3 (1999): 24-24.
Next 105; Dec (1999): 74-74.
New Zealand Books 2.10; June (2000): 5-6.
"The dancing master." Listener 2481.118; September 5 (1987): 50-55.
"The face of the land." Listener 2575.124; July 15 (1989): 40-47.
"The wedding at Bueno-Vista." Sport 16; Autumn (1996): 111-114.
The Woman Who Never Went Home and Other Stories. Auckland, Penguin 1987.
Listener 2487.118; October 17 (1987): 70-70.
Landfall 1.43; Mar (1989): 106-107.
"The yellow silk jacket." Listener January 12 (2002): 36-38.
"Tick-tock." Listener January 8 (2005): 42-45.
"To the Taj Mahal." Listener 2447.115; January 17 (1987): 37-39.
"Wednesdays." Vital Writing 1990/1991.2; (1991): 139-147.
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Short Story Collection
Fifteen Rubies By Candlelight. Auckland, Vintage 1993. Voyager link
Quote Unquote 2; July (1993): 30-30.
Dominion August 21 (1993): 12-12.
Otago Daily Times August 21 (1993): 18-18.
New Zealand Herald 2; August 21 (1993): 7-7.
Listener 2785.140; August 21 (1993): 44-44.
Landfall 186; Spring (1993): 329-331.
New Zealand Books 2.3; Spring (1993): 6-6.
Metro 148; Oct (1993): 154-156.
North and South Oct (1993): 128-132.
New & Notable 5.10; Nov (1993): 5-5.
Broadsheet 200; Summer (1993): 59-59.
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Sound Recording
Sing to me Dreamer. Auckland, Sound Pictures Ltd. 1996.
The Wedding at Bueno-Vista. Auckland, Sound Pictures Ltd. 1996.
 

Works about:

Anthology
Morrissey, Michael. The Flamingo Anthology of New Zealand Short Stories. Flamingo, Auckland, 2000.
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Article
Ireland, Kevin. "Nightscapes." Listener 2732.135; August 8 (1992): 50-51.
Leigh, Jack. "Personality plus." New Zealand Herald 2; September 12 (1992): 6-6.
Rae, Bernadette. "Hot togs, warm dogs." New Zealand Herald D; December 28 (1996): 6-6.
Shakespear, Vivienne. "Finding beauty in solitude." Evening Post June 27 (1998): 13-13.
Sharp, Iain. "A feast of fiction." Sunday Star Times F; April 29 (2001): 2-2.
Sharp, Iain. "Dressed to kill." Sunday Star Times F; April 15 (2001): 2-2.
Sharp, Iain. "Simplicity and the art of storytelling." Sunday Star Times C; August 3 (2003): 6-6.
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Essay
Wilson, Tim. "A funny correct little girl." Quote Unquote 2; July (1993): 16-20.
Farmer, Catherine. "Staying home and being rotten." Broadsheet 197; Autumn (1993): 20-21.
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Interview
Dunbar, Anna. "Having faith that words will come to you." The Press Sup.; July 4 (1998): 16-16.
McLauchlan, Gordon. "Only the lonely." New Zealand Herald H; June (1998): 5-5.
Sarti, Antonella. Spiritcarvers: interviews with eighteen writers from New Zealand. Rodopi, Amsterdam, 1998.
Hotere, Andrea. "Fudging real life." New Zealand Education Review 12.4; July 23 (1999): 13-13.
Campbell, John. John Campbell with Shonagh Koea. Replay Radio, Wellington, 2001.
Hoare, Rose. "Interview : Shonagh Koea." Metro 270; Dec (2003): 119-119.
"The summer I turned 13." Sunday Star Times Sup.; January 8 (2006): 6-9.
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Short Story Collection
Edmond, Lauris. Essential New Zealand short stories. Random House, Auckland, 2009.
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