Mcalpine, Rachel (Taylor)
MCALPINE, Rachel (Taylor)
MCALPINE, Rachel (Taylor). New Zealander, b. 1940. Genres: Novels, Children's fiction, Plays/Screenplays, Poetry. Career: Lecturer, Doshisha Women's College, Kyoto, Japan, 1993-; Full-time writer, 1984-92. High school teacher, 1960, 1979-83; consular clerk, British Consulate General, Geneva, 1961-63; Writer-in-Residence, Macquarie University, Sydney, 1982, and Canterbury University, 1986. Publications: POETRY: Lament for Ariadne, 1975; Stay at the Dinner Party, 1977; Fancy Dress, 1979; House Poems, 1980; Recording Angel, 1983; Thirteen Waves, 1986; Selected Poems, 1988; Tourist in Kyoto, 1993; (ed.) Another 100 New Zealand Poems for Children, 2001. PLAYS: The Stationary Sixth Form Poetry Trip, 1980; Driftwood, 1985; Peace Offering, 1988; Power Play, 1990. NOVELS: The Limits of Green, 1985; Running Away from Home, 1987; Farewell Speech, 1990. OTHER: Song in the Satchel: Poetry in the High School, 1980; Real Writing, 1992. FOR CHILDREN: Maria in the Middle, 1993. NON- FICTION: Global English for Global Business, 1997; The Passonate Pen, 1998; Web Word Wizardry, 1999, 2nd ed, 2002; Crash Course in Corporate Communications, 1999; Nine Winning Habits of Successful Authors, 2000. Address: c/o Glenys Bean, PO Box 60-509, Titirangi, Auckland, New Zealand.