Poetic Obituaries: One of the first Maori women to obtain

a university degree in 1949, J.C. Sturm's short stories featured in select journals throughout the 1950s and 60s and, amongst other firsts for Maori writers, she was the first Maori writer to be published in an anthology. A collection of her short stories was finally published in 1983. She is best known as a poet for her books Dedications, which won a Poetry Honour Award at the 1997 Montana New Zealand Book Awards, and Postscripts. A collection of stories and poems The Glass House followed in 2006.

from Scoop Review of Books: Memorial Service for J.C. Sturm

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