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Carl Nixon


Born
in Christchurch, New Zealand
January 01, 1967


Carl Nixon is a playwright, a short story writer and a novelist. He has written original plays and has adapted Lloyd Jones’ novel The Book of Fame and JM Coetzee's Disgrace.

Born in Christchurch, Nixon graduated with a Masters degree in Religious Studies from Canterbury University. He briefly taught secondary school English before leaving to teach in Japan for two years.

He has won numerous awards for his fiction, including winning and being nominated for key short story competitions.

Nixon was the Ursula Bethell/Creative New Zealand Writer in Residence at Canterbury University in 2006, where he completed his first novel, Rocking Horse Road. He has also written numerous plays for children.

2017 recipient of the Mansfield Menton Fellowship, wi ...more

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“In Christchurch, though, everything is at eye level and”
― Carl Nixon, Reading the Signs
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“In Christchurch, though, everything is at eye level and I have the feeling that I am constantly lost.”
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