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Rachel McAlpine

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Anthology
A good handful : great New Zealand poems about sex. Auckland: Auckland University Press, 2008. Voyager link
Painted poems: one artist, 20 poems. Dunedin: Longacre Press, 2007. Voyager link
The Passionate Pen : New Zealands Romance Writers Talk to Rachel McAlpine. Christchurch: Hazard Press, 1998. Voyager link
"Romancing the world." New Zealand Herald (1998).
"Powerful passion from the pen; Nothing airy-fairy about Ivy Preston." The Press (1998): 6-6.
"Give romance a chance." Otago Daily Times (1998): 71-71.
Evening Post (1998): 5-5.
Dominion (1998): 22-22.
Sunday Star Times (1998): 6-6.
The Press (1998): 14-14.
North and South 148 July (1998): 108-109.
Oral History in New Zealand 10 (1998): 33-33.
Evening Post (2000): 5-5.
Dominion (2000): 26-26.
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Article
"Remarkable lives in a background of bigotry." Evening Post (1990): 7-7.
"Reply by Rachel McAlpine to: Gossip, fact and fiction." Listener 128.2640 (1990): 115-115.
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Children’s Fiction
Maria and Mrs Kominski. Auckland, Black Cat Books 1990.
Dominion (1990): 7-7.
Listener 128.2648 (1990): 80-80.
New Zealand Herald (1991): 5-5.
Evening Post (1991): 7-7.
The Press (1991): 26-26.
The Press 26.26 (1991).
InfoChoice 8 Mar (1991): 3-3.
New and Notable 8.1 Mar (1991): 6-6.
Maria in the Middle. London, Young Lions 1993.
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Criticism
"Fifth formers : English teachers : poetry." New Zealand Council for Educational Research 2.16 (1978).
Song in the Satchel : Poetry in the High School. Wellington, New Zealand Council for Educational Research 1980.
National Education 63 April (1981): 69-69.
English in New Zealand 9.1 April (1981): 42-42.
Education 30.2 (1981): 38-40.
New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies 17 May (1982): 85-87.
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Drama
An Exceedingly Popular Play. UNPUBLISHED 1986.
Act 11.6 Dec (1986): 72-72.
Driftwood. Wellington, Victoria University Press 1985.
Landfall 41.1 Mar (1987): 105-105.
Act 10.2 (1985).
Untold 4 Spring (1985): 61-61.
Australasian Drama Studies 8 April (1986): 122-123.
Flight of Fancy. Wellington, New Zealand Film Commission 1987.
Paper Towers. UNPUBLISHED 1986.
Act 11.6 Dec (1986): 72-72.
Peace Offering. Auckland, Heinemann 1988.
Power Play. Sydney, Playmarket 1990.
Otago Daily Times (1990): 21-21.
Evening Post (1990): 9-9.
The Op Shop Quartet. UNPUBLISHED 1988.
"Op-shop people." Listener 121.2524 (1988): 6-6.
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Essay
The history of books in New Zealand. In: New Zealand Facing the 21st Century: proceedings of a symposium. Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan, 1994.
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Non Fiction
Before the fall. In: My Father and Me : New Zealand Women Remember. Auckland: Tandem Press, 1992: 236-236. Voyager link
Jane and heaven. In: My Father and Me: New Zealand Women Remember. Auckland: Tandem Press, 1992: 172-173. Voyager link
Nine Winning Habits of Successful Authors: tips, tales and inspirations from 44 popular novelists. Wellington: CC Press, 2000. Voyager link
Rachel McAlpine. In: Our Own Country: leading New Zealand women writers talk about their writing and their lives. Auckland: Penguin, 1989. Voyager link
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Novel
Farewell Speech. Auckland: Penguin, 1990. Voyager link
Otago Daily Times (1990): 21-21.
Dominion (1990): 7-7.
Dominion Sunday Times (1990): 13-13.
More 87 Sept (1990): 168-168.
Listener 128.2633 (1990): 109-110.
1990: 7-7.
New Zealand Herald (1990): 6-6.
The Press (1990): 26-26.
Metro 113 Nov (1990): 180-182.
Landfall 45.2 June (1991): 237-253.
Humming. Christchurch: Hazard Press, 2005. Voyager link
New Zealand Herald (2005): 41-42.
Otago Daily Times (2005): 8-8.
New Zealand Herald (2005): 41-42.
Otago Daily Times (2005): 8-8.
Press D (2005): 8-9.
Listener 200.3411 (2005): 40-40.
North and South 235 Oct (2005): 127-129.
Dominion Post (2005): 10-10.
Bravado 5 Nov (2005): 45-45.
New Zealand Books 16.1 Mar (2006): 6-6.
Running Away From Home. Auckland: Penguin, 1987. Voyager link
North and South Mar (1987): 103-104.
Listener 115.2460 (1987): 53-55.
Publishers Weekly 232 (1997): 443-443.
Landfall 41.3 Sept (1987): 348-351.
The Limits of Green. Auckland: Viking, 1985. Voyager link
Listener 112.2409 (1986): 43-43.
More 35 May (1986): 172-172.
Broadsheet 139 May (1986): 46-47.
Wellington City Magazine June (1986): 70-71.
North and South June (1986): 110-110.
Landfall 41.3 Sept (1987): 348-351.
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Other
A for blog : 3 July 2003 - 16 February 2005. Wellington, CC Press 2005.
"Reinventing Rachel." Next 204 July (2001): 100-104.
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Poetry
"A frightened poem about my breasts; The test; The gale; Earth mother sky father. Serenade for Sappho." Islands 5.3 Mar (1977): 218-221.
"Bad times; Cup of tea; Safe in the house." Broadsheet 30 June (1975): 30-30.
"Darling; A good day; You live here." Landfall 145 Mar (1983): 68-72.
"Death of a mermaid in a canvas cloak : in memoriam Ngarara-Huarau and the little mermaid." Landfall 126 June (1978): 142-147.
Fancy Dress. Auckland, Cicada Press 1979.
Landfall 34 June (1980): 190-194.
Listener 96.2133 (1980): 100-100.
"From Doshisha Diary." New Zealand Books 6.3 Aug (1996): 19-19.
"House proud; House warming; Household words; House breaking." Islands 8.1 Mar (1980): 8-15.
Lament for Ariadne. Dunedin, Caveman Press 1975.
NZPPTA Journal Mar (1976): 46-46.
Listener 81.1897 (1976): 32-33.
English in New Zealand April (1976): 46-46.
Islands 5.1 Sept (1976): 102-105.
"Poems by Kate Sheppard; A glorious rage; Multiplication; The great decision Catechism." Poetry NZ 2 (1990): 16-19.
Recording Angel. Wellington, Mallinson Rendel 1983.
Listener 106.2304 (1984): 88-88.
Landfall 38 Sept (1984): 360-362.
Broadsheet 131 Jul/Aug (1985): 51-52.
Selected Poems. Wellington, Mallinson Rendel 1988.
The Press (1988): 28-28.
Listener 122.2538 (1988): 79-74.
Stay at the Dinner Party. Dunedin, 1977.
Listener 87.1971 (1977): 60-61.
Climate 28 Autumn (1978): 62-64.
"The Honourable Member plays a panel game." Comment : a New Zealand Quarterly Review 1.1 Oct (1977): 20-20.
"The human body; Te Kaha; Frills." Landfall 119 Sept (1976): 202-204.
"The pink dress." Islands 4.3 Spring (1975): 314-314.
The Stationary Sixth Form Poetry Trip. Wellington, Playmarket 1981.
Act 5.7 Sept (1980): 57-57.
Act 5.7 Nov (1980): 14-14.
PPTA Journal 2 (1981): 55-55.
Broadsheet 119 May (1984): 46-46.
Thirteen Waves. Fielding, Homeprint 1986.
Tourist in Kyoto. Wellington, Nutshell Books 1993.
Evening Post (1993): 7-7.
Dominion (1994): 14-14.
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Short Story
Auckland, 1990.
"Popping out." Listener 137.2754 (1993): 42-43.
 

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Article
McGaw, William. "Inventing futures : a notable trend in recent New Zealand womens fiction. In: Inventing Countries : Essays in Post Colonial Literature." The Association, Dept of English, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 1987: 122-135.
Williams, Mark. "Surveys 1985-1986 : Literary recession : New Zealand fiction, 1985 - mid 1986." JNZL: Journal of New Zealand Literature 5 (1987): 14-27.
Galloway, Penny. "Op-shop people." Listener 121.2524 (1988): 6-6.
Moore, Christopher. "Prizewinning play on youth power." Evening Post (1989): 22-22.
Malcolm, Tessa. "Gossip, fact and fiction." Listener 128.2637 (1990): 114-115.
Mutch, Lindsay. "NZ author enjoys local workshops." Timaru Herald (1990): 10-10.
McAlpine, Rachel. "Reply by Rachel McAlpine to: Gossip, fact and fiction." Listener 128.2640 (1990): 115-115.
Malcolm, Tessa. "Slander in fiction : Farewell Speech." JNZL: Journal of New Zealand Literature 9 (1991): 14-22.
Rosier, Pat. "Votes for women." Broadsheet 184 Jan/Feb (1991): 33-34.
Thomson, Margie. "Suffragist breathes." Listener 140.2789 (1993): 36-37.
Smith, Charmian. "Give romance a chance." Otago Daily Times (1998): 71-71.
Dekker, Diana. "Those reviled writers of romance." Evening Post (1998): 13-13.
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Criticism
Neale, Emma. "Playfulness and politics : New Zealand poetry 1987-1990." Australian and New Zealand Studies in Canada 10 Dec (1993): 121-135.
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Interview
"Craft interview with Rachel McAlpine." Landfall 37 Mar (1983): 73-87.
Hobby, Katherine. "Powerful passion from the pen; Nothing airy-fairy about Ivy Preston." The Press (1998): 6-6.
Rae, Bernadette. "Romancing the world." New Zealand Herald (1998).
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Non Fiction
Needham, John. "Recent poetry and Coleridgean principles." JNZL: Journal of New Zealand Literature 3 (1985): 35-56.
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Profile
McLeod, Marion. "Taking risks." Listener 128.2633 (1990): 16-17.
Robyns, Sian. "Poet in Kyoto." Dominion (1993): 9-9.
Tolerton, Jane. "Reinventing Rachel." Next 204 July (2001): 100-104.
Tolerton, Jane. "Write stuff." North and South 234 Sept (2005): 26-27.
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Review
Edmond, Lauris. NZPPTA Journal Mar (1976): 46-46.
Hunt, S. Listener 81.1897 (1976): 32-33.
Cauchi, Simon. Islands 5.1 Sept (1976): 102-105.
English in New Zealand April (1976): 46-46.
McKay, F. Listener 87.1971 (1977): 60-61.
Higginson, S. Climate 28 Autumn (1978): 62-64.
Else, A. Landfall 34 June (1980): 190-194.
Tremewan, Philip. Act 5.7 Sept (1980): 57-57.
Nicolaidi, Mike. Act 5.7 Nov (1980): 14-14.
Smither, Elizabeth. Listener 96.2133 (1980): 100-100.
Smither, Elizabeth. Listener 96.2133 (1980): 100-100.
Lennox, B. PPTA Journal 2 (1981): 55-55.
Hill, D. Education 30.2 (1981): 38-40.
National Education 63 April (1981): 69-69.
English in New Zealand 9.1 April (1981): 42-42.
Ogilvie, Gordon. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies 17 May (1982): 85-87.
Alpers, D. Listener 106.2304 (1984): 88-88.
Blay, Margaret. Broadsheet 119 May (1984): 46-46.
Cooper, Ronda. Landfall 38 Sept (1984): 360-362.
de Malmanche, Alan. Act 10.2 (1985).
Owens, J. Untold 4 Spring (1985): 61-61.
Morris, Paula. Broadsheet 131 Jul/Aug (1985): 51-52.
McLeod, Aorewa. Broadsheet 139 May (1986): 46-47.
Corbett, Frank. North and South June (1986): 110-110.
Bretton, D. Australasian Drama Studies 8 April (1986): 122-123.
Dowrick, Stephanie. Listener 112.2409 (1986): 43-43.
Marsden, Liz. Wellington City Magazine June (1986): 70-71.
Garrett, Simon. Act 11.6 Dec (1986): 72-72.
Garrett, Simon. Act 11.6 Dec (1986): 72-72.
More 35 May (1986): 172-172.
Chilwell, Jan. Listener 115.2460 (1987): 53-55.
French, Anne. Landfall 41.3 Sept (1987): 348-351.
French, Anne. Landfall 41.3 Sept (1987): 348-351.
Corbett, Frank. North and South Mar (1987): 103-104.
J.C.R., . Landfall 41.1 Mar (1987): 105-105.
Faith, Rangi. The Press (1988): 28-28.
Cooper, Ronda. Listener 122.2538 (1988): 79-74.
Grant, Liz. Listener 128.2633 (1990): 109-110.
Griffiths, G.J. Otago Daily Times (1990): 21-21.
Morris, Bruce. Dominion (1990): 7-7.
Dunlop, Celia. Listener 128.2648 (1990): 80-80.
Allan, Guy. New Zealand Herald (1990): 6-6.
McEldowney, W.J. Otago Daily Times (1990): 21-21.
Loates, Lynn. More 87 Sept (1990): 168-168.
Roberts, Heather. Dominion (1990): 7-7.
King, Michael. Metro 113 Nov (1990): 180-182.
Stafford, Jane. Dominion Sunday Times (1990): 13-13.
Webby, George. Evening Post (1990): 9-9.
Prendergast, Brian. The Press (1990): 26-26.
1990: 7-7.
Gilderdale, Betty. New Zealand Herald (1991): 5-5.
Packer, Ann. Evening Post (1991): 7-7.
Hemming, Regan. The Press 26.26 (1991).
Hall, Mary. InfoChoice 8 Mar (1991): 3-3.
Lenny, Mary. New and Notable 8.1 Mar (1991): 6-6.
Pilditch, Jan. Landfall 45.2 June (1991): 237-253.
McQueen, H. Evening Post (1993): 7-7.
Crayford, Elizabeth. Dominion (1994): 14-14.
Mutter, John. Publishers Weekly 232 (1997): 443-443.
Corney, Robin. Dominion (1998): 22-22.
Laurie, Alison J. Oral History in New Zealand 10 (1998): 33-33.
Lay, Graeme. North and South 148 July (1998): 108-109.
Curry, Joan. The Press (1998): 14-14.
MacKenzie, Joy. Sunday Star Times (1998): 6-6.
Evening Post (1998): 5-5.
Westaway, Jane. Dominion (2000): 26-26.
Beale, Fleur. Evening Post (2000): 5-5.
Blundell, Sally. Listener 200.3411 (2005): 40-40.
Peters, Mark. Dominion Post (2005): 10-10.
Emms, Sue. Bravado 5 Nov (2005): 45-45.
Roger, Warwick. North and South 235 Oct (2005): 127-129.
New Zealand Herald (2005): 41-42.
Otago Daily Times (2005): 8-8.
New Zealand Herald (2005): 41-42.
Otago Daily Times (2005): 8-8.
Press D (2005): 8-9.
Todd, Penelope. New Zealand Books 16.1 Mar (2006): 6-6.
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