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Rosier, Pat
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Pat Rosier

Deceased
Rosier, Pat
In brief
Pat Rosier is a writer of non-fiction and fiction. Before her first novel was published in 2002, she had published numerous works of non-fiction including a New Zealand Women’s Studies handbook and a book covering 20 years of writing from the poetry journal Broadsheet, of which Rosier is a former editor. Her second novel, published in 2008, explores both lesbian and family relationships.
  • Primary publisher
    Spinifex Press
  • Rights enquiries
    Pat Rosier, pat.rosier[AT]xtra.co.nz
  • Publicity enquiries
    Spinifex Press, pjpress[AT]hotmail.com
Bio

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rosier, Pat (1942-2014) was a novelist and non-fiction writer.

Rosier was born in Auckland and lived and worked in most parts of New Zealand. She worked as a primary school teacher, was the editor of Broadsheet and was also as an organisational consultant.

Rosier published numerous non-fiction books including, Women’s Studies: A New Zealand Handbook (1985) with Candis Craven, Claire-Louise McCurdy and Margot Roth, No Body’s Perfect (1989) with Jasbindar Signh, Get Used to It! (1999) with Myra Hauschild, and Workwise: a guide to managing workplace relationships (2001). Rosier also published Been Around For Quite A While: Twenty years of writing from Broadsheet (1992).

Her first novel Poppy’s Progress was published in 2002, and tells the story of a woman who ‘discovers that even those you are closest to can surprise you, and that especially in midst of disaster new adventures and special relationships can arise.’

Rosier's novel Take It Easy was published by PJ Press in March 2008.

Rosier passed away in June 2014.

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