Paula Morris

Quick Facts

Full Name	Paula Morris
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Aug 18, 1965(1965-08-18)
Age	59
Birthplace	Auckland
Country	New Zealand
Horoscope	Leo

Paula Morris Biography

Paula Morris is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on August 18, 1965 in Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand-born fiction writer is known for works like Rangatira (novel), Dark Souls (young adult novel) and Forbidden Cities (short stories).

In the beginning of 2000 she was a student of the renowned poetry writer In the early 2000s, she studied under renowned poet Bill Manhire at Victoria University of Wellington. at Victoria University of Wellington.

Morris was born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand. Her father is a New Zealander and her mother is English; the family’s tribal affiliations are Ngāti Wai and Ngāti Whātua. She graduated from the University of Auckland in 1985 with a BA in English and history, and moved to the United Kingdom the same year. After completing a DPhil at the University of York, under the supervision of Hermione Lee, and after a brief stint living in Manchester, she moved to London – working for BBC Radio 3 as a production assistant, Virgin Records as Press Officer for Virgin Classics, and PolyGram (now Universal) as Press and Promotions Manager for Philips.

In 1994, Morris moved to New York to become Product Manager for the German record label ECM, then distributed by BMG. During her four years at BMG Classics she rose to become Label Director of ECM and eventually Vice- President of Marketing for World Music and Jazz.

Her birthplace was Auckland to her British mother and an New Zealand aboriginal father. She later married her husband throughout the United States and England.

Paula Morris Net Worth

Paula Morris is one of the richest Novelist from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paula Morris 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After having graduated of University of Auckland and the University of Auckland and the University of York, she was employed by an British radio station as well as an German record label. Later, she was awarded an Glenn Schaeffer Fellowship to attend the famous Iowa Writers’ Workshop.

Her first novel, an award-winning novel, Queen of Beauty, was released in 2002.

Paula Jane Kiri Morris MNZM (born 18 August 1965) is a New Zealand novelist and short-story writer.

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Morris has appeared at literary festivals and conferences in the US, China, New Zealand, the UK, Germany and Switzerland, and held a number of writer’s residencies, including the Buddle Findlay Sargeson Fellowship in 2008 (with Brigid Lowry). During her tenure as a Sargeson fellow, Morris undertook two editorial projects: The Penguin Book of Contemporary New Zealand Short Stories (2008) and an expatriate-writing issue of Landfall.

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Paula Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Paula Morris celebrates birthday on August 18 of every year.

She also wrote her first Young Adult novel, Ruined, published in 2009 by Scholastic US. Morris followed this with another YA supernatural mystery, Dark Souls (2011) and Unbroken (2013), which is a sequel to Ruined. Her most recent Young Adult novel is The Eternal City, set in contemporary Rome. In 2013 Morris published her first children’s book, the second title in Puffin’s New Zealand Girls series: Hene and the Burning Harbour.

Top Facts about Paula Morris

1. Paula Morris is a New Zealand writer and academic.
2. She has published 11 books, including novels and short stories.
3. Morris has won numerous awards for her writing.
4. Her novel “Rangatira” won the Fiction Award at the 2012 New Zealand Post Book Awards.
5. Morris is also a respected literary critic and commentator.
6. She has taught creative writing at universities in both New Zealand and the United States.
7. Morris was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1965.
8. She holds degrees from several prestigious universities, including Oxford and Columbia.
9. In addition to her writing career, Morris has worked as a radio producer and presenter.
10. Her work often explores themes of identity, culture, and history in New Zealand society.