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Stuart, Duncan
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Duncan Stuart

Auckland - Tāmaki Makaurau
Stuart, Duncan
In brief
Duncan Stuart writes fiction for young adults, and he has a background in scriptwriting, television editing, and professional research. Stuart’s first novel, The Whole of the Moon (1997), is based on a screenplay by Richard Lymposs and Ian Mune. Reading Time (New Zealand) described the novel as, ‘very readable – realistic, funny, unsentimental, but heart wrenching nevertheless’. Duncan Stuart is available for school visits as part of the Writers in Schools programme.
Bio

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Stuart, Duncan (1955- ) writes fiction for young adults.

Stuart was born and raised in New Zealand, but has also lived in Canada and Australia. Professionally he has worked as a scriptwriter and editor for television. He currently works as a professional researcher.

Stuart’s first novel The Whole of the Moon (1997) is a ‘novelisation’ of screenplay by Richard Lymposs and Ian Mune. But, ‘don’t be deterred by that nasty word’ writes Jane Westaway in the New Zealand Herald. Westaway writes ‘You wouldn’t expect to make it through a novel about kids and cancer without shedding a few tears, but Stuart doesn’t overplay his hand, and there’s no mawkishness. He may be a first-time novelist, but his script writing experience shows. He’s a lively writer who knows how to pitch and pace a story.’ Reading Time (New Zealand) recommended the novel as, ‘very readable – realistic, funny, unsentimental, but heartwrenching nevertheless’.

Duncan Stuart lives in Auckland and participates in the Writers in Schools programme.

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