Sarah Shieff

Sarah Shieff is a senior lecturer in English in the School of Arts at the University of Waikato. She has a PhD in English, edits the Journal of New Zealand Literature, and has written Talking Music- Conversations with New Zealand Musicians, edited Speaking Frankly- The Frank Sargeson Memorial Lectures 2003 2010, contributed a chapter to Jewish Lives in New Zealand, and written numerous articles on New Zealand writing. In selecting and editing over 500 of Frank Sargeson s letters to over 100...See more

Sarah Shieff is a senior lecturer in English in the School of Arts at the University of Waikato. She has a PhD in English, edits the Journal of New Zealand Literature, and has written Talking Music- Conversations with New Zealand Musicians, edited Speaking Frankly- The Frank Sargeson Memorial Lectures 2003 2010, contributed a chapter to Jewish Lives in New Zealand, and written numerous articles on New Zealand writing. In selecting and editing over 500 of Frank Sargeson s letters to over 100 recipients, in Letters of Frank Sargeson she brings together an impeccable academic training, a background in research, and a wide knowledge of New Zealand literature. Elizabeth Alley, in The New Zealand Listener, applauded Sarah Shieff s Letters of Frank Sargeson for offering an intimacy and insight that capture the writer in a way even Michael King s biography couldn t. Shieff s editing has been critically acclaimed, North and South declaring the volume a total joy... Shieff s selection appears exemplary and her editing is first-rate ... For anyone interested in New Zealand writing, this is a gift in every sense. Shief See less