Marilyn Duckworth | |
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| Born | Marilyn Rose Adcock 10 November 1935 Ōtāhuhu, New Zealand |
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| Notable awards | Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement (2016) |
| Spouse | Harry Duckworth
(m. 1955; div. 1964)Ian Macfarlane
(m. 1964; div. 1972)Daniel Donovan
(m. 1974; died 1978)John Batsone (m. 1985) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Fleur Adcock (sister) |
Marilyn Rose Duckworth OBE (née Adcock; born 10 November 1935) is a New Zealand novelist, poet and short story writer. Since her first novel was published at the age of 23 in 1959, she has published fifteen novels, one novella, a collection of short stories and a collection of poetry. Many of her novels feature women with complex lives and relationships. She has also written for television and radio. Over the course of her career she has received a number of prestigious awards including the top prize for fiction at the New Zealand Book Awards for Disorderly Conduct (1984) and a Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement in 2016.