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Elspeth Sandys was born on 19 March, 0040 in Timaru, New Zealand, is a New Zealand author. Discover Elspeth Sandys's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 84 years old?

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Age 84 years old
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Born 19 March 0040
Birthday 19 March
Birthplace Timaru, New Zealand
Nationality New Zealand

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1940

Elspeth Somerville Sandys (born 1940) is a New Zealand author and script writer.

Born in Timaru in 1940, she grew up in Dunedin.

She was adopted by the Alley family and was exposed to literature from a young age by Rewi Alley.

She uses the surname Sandys as a pseudonym.

Sandys received an MA (First Class Honours) in English from the University of Auckland, an Associate Diploma (FTCL) in Speech & Drama and a Fellowship Diploma (LTCL) in Music, both from Trinity College London.

Sandys's fiction often focuses on personal, social, and political relationships.

While some of her novels are historical fiction their motivating themes remain contemporary.

In addition to her published works, Sandys has taught creative writing and worked as an editor at Oxford University Press.

1986

With John Man, Sandys has ghostwritten several non-fiction works including The Survival of Jan Little (Penguin Books, 1986).

Sandys has written for both the BBC and Radio New Zealand including original plays and adaptations, and scripts for film and television, with performances taking place in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.

1992

In 1992 Sandys was awarded the Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship with Gaelyn Gordon.

1995

She was awarded the Robert Burns Fellowship, in 1995, a literary residency at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand.

1996

Her novel, River Lines, was longlisted for the 1996 Orange Prize and her unpublished collection of short stories, Standing in Line, won the Elena Garro Prize in 2003.

2005

In 2005, her play Vagabonds (previously titled Masquerade) was selected for the International Playwriting Festival in London.

2006

It was also shortlisted in 2006 in the Columbus State Theatre Playwriting Competition.

In the 2006 New Year Honours, Sandys was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to literature.

2012

Sandys has had poems and short fiction published in several journals including in: Landfall (multiple pieces including short story 'The Postman', 2012); PEN (UK); New Zealand Listener; and New Zealand Books Pukapuka Aotearoa.

2016

In 2016 she received a residency at the Michael King Writers’ Centre.