Books By Peter Simpson - Author

Peter Simpson is a writer, editor and curator who taught at universities in New Zealand and Canada. He was director of the Holloway Press and a head of English at the University of Auckland, retiring in 2013. Peter has written and/or edited many books and essays on New Zealand art, literature and cultural history, including titles on Ronald Hugh Morrieson, Allen Curnow, Colin McCahon, Kendrick Smithyman and Leo Bensemann. Recent projects include Charles Brasch Journals 194557 (OUP, 2017) and Bloomsbury South: The arts in Christchurch 193353 (AUP, 2016). Peter lives in Auckland, where he is working on a book about Colin McCahon. He received the Prime Ministers Award for Literary Achievement (Non-fiction) in 2017.