Dr Paula Morris, of Auckland, MNZM for services to literature
Paula Morris is the internationally successful author of 12 books for adult and young adult audiences, including the novels ‘Queen of Beauty’ and ‘Rangatira’. She convenes the Master of Creative Writing programme at the University of Auckland, where she is Associate Professor. She is active in school and community teaching initiatives in Auckland. She founded the Academy of New Zealand Literature and serves as Trustee on the New Zealand Book Awards Trust, the Māori Literature Trust, the Michael King Writers Centre, and the Mātātuhi Foundation. She has appeared at literary festivals around the world and has held several international writing residencies. Dr Morris is the 2019 Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellow.