Maurice Gee


Maurice Gee is a New Zealand novelist.

Early life and career

Gee was brought up in Henderson, a suburb of Auckland, a location that frequently features in his writing. He studied at Avondale College and completed BA and MA degrees at the University of Auckland, which subsequently recognised him with a Distinguished Alumni Award in 1998, and an honorary Doctor of Literature in 2004.
Arriving in February 1955, he taught in the secondary department of Paeroa District High School for some 18 months, but resigned in July 1956 to become a full-time writer.
In 2018 Gee launched his memoir Memory Pieces. He is married and has three children, one of whom, Emily Gee, is also a writer.

Awards and honours

Gee was awarded the 1978 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel Plumb. He is an Honorary Associate of the New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists.
In 2002, Gee became the twelfth recipient of the Margaret Mahy Award. In 2004, awarded the Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement.

Novels

; Feature films
; Television