Patricia Grace

Patricia Frances Grace, DCNZM, QSO (born 1937, Wellington) is a Māori writer of novels, short stories, and children's books.

Her first published work, Waiariki (1975), was the first collection of short stories by a Māori woman writer. She has been described as "a key figure in contemporary world literature and in Maori literature in English." She was awarded the 2008 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.

Grace currently lives in Hongoeka Bay, Plimmerton. In the 1988 Queen's Birthday Honours, Grace was made a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for community service.

In 2006 she was one of three honourees in the 2006 . Grace was appointed a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours.

In 2009, Grace declined redesignation as a Dame Companion following the restoration of titular honours by the New Zealand government.

Grace is a patron of the Coalition for Open Government.

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