.jpg)
Owen Marshall JonesCNZM (born 17 August 1941), who writes under the pen nameOwen Marshall, is a New Zealand short story writer and novelist.
Marshall was born inTe Kūiti on 17 August 1941.[1] He was the third of nine children; his father was a Methodist minister, and his mother (whose maiden name was Marshall) died when he was two. His father remarried about three years later and went on to have a further six children. The family lived inBlenheim andTimaru, and Marshall was educated atTimaru Boys' High School. He graduated from theUniversity of Canterbury with aMaster of Arts degree in English in 1964, and taught atWaitaki Boys' High School for 25 years before becoming a full-time author.[2]
Marshall is the older half-brother ofRhys Jones.[3]
In 1985 and 1988, Marshall received theLilian Ida Smith Award (Fiction).[4] In the2000 New Year Honours, he was appointed anOfficer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to literature,[5] and in the2012 Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours, he was promoted toCompanion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, also for services to literature.[6] In 2013, he was the winner of the fiction section of thePrime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement[7]
Two of Marshall's short stories have been turned into feature films.Coming Home in the Dark (2021) is a psychological thriller directed by James Ashcroft.[8] Horror film,The Rule of Jenny Pen, also directed by Ashcroft, was released in 2024.[9]
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
