Glynne MacLean

Glynne MacLean is an award winning novelist and poet based in Wellington, New Zealand. Glynne's fifth novel, 'Escape', is being published by Pearson Education in October 2009. 'Escape' is a fast moving Junior Historical Novel part of the Nitty Gritty Novel Series 1.

Her title 'The Silent' was published in New Zealand and Australia in July 2009 by Pearson Education as part of their MainSails Level 4 series. 'The Silent', like 'The Test' which was published in New Zealand and Australia in May 2009, is a 32 page illustrated fantasy for young teenagers designed to enhance the critical literacy, writing and comprehension of Middle and Upper Primary Students.

Glynne's fourth novel, 'The Time Stealers' was published November 2008 in New Zealand, Canada and Australia. It is science fiction for young teenagers published by Pearson Education as part of their Nitty Gritty Novel series III. For more details and the companion website click here.

Glynne's third novel, The Spiral Chrysalis was released in New Zealand, Canada and Australia in February 2008. The Spiral Chrysalis is a fast moving junior fantasy published by Pearson Education as part of their Nitty Gritty Novel series. For more details and the companion website click here.

The Time Stealers was a finalist in the 2009 Sir Julius Vogel Awards for Excellence in Science Fiction & Fantasy in the professional category of Best Novella/Novelette for books under 40,000 words and The Spiral Chrysalis was a finalist in the 2009 Sir Julius Vogel Awards for Excellence in Science Fiction & Fantasy in the professional category of Best Young Adult/Children's Novel.

Glynne's first novel, Roivan, a sci fi novel for young teenagers published by Penguin, came out in August 2003 to excellent reviews. In addition to being listed as a NZ Listener Best Book of 2003 it was listed by the Children's Literature Foundation of New Zealand among just eight Young Adult Fiction titles in their List of Notable Books 2004. Roivan won the 2003 Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best New Talent as well as being a finalist in the Sir Julius Vogel Awards Best Novel category.

Glynne's second novel, Love in Shades of Grey, an adult novel (mainstream fiction) was published by Penguin (New Zealand) in June 2004. Upon release Love in Shades of Grey was selected as a Dymocks Critics Choice. For a synopsis, reviews, reader feedback and the Louise Labé sonnet, click here.

Glynne has had short fiction published in the pacific ezine Prima Storia, in the nationwide New Zealand newspaper, DIS Information, poetry published in print in Switzerland in Niederngasse, The Journal of Winning Poetry, prose poetry and poetry published in the ezine Fantasy Folklore & Fairytales, and twice published in the European tri-lingual ezine Poems Niederngasse.

Her computer issues columns were published in 37 issues of the Wellington CCS magazine Chatterbox and archived on the internet.

Three of Glynne's four published novels, The Test and The Silent and her fifth novel due to be published in October 2009, are for a market that really excites her - young independent readers largely between eight and fourteen years of age. Glynne uses exciting stories with simplified sentence structure and plot lines without compromising, grammar, language, characterisation or hope.

Glynne's preferred form is the novel. She writes fiction, historical fiction, fantasy and sci fi. Glynne sees the universe, past, present, and imagined, as providing an unlimited canvas. Writing sci fi allows her to examine issues and scenarios beyond the constraints of the prevailing culture and its definition of political correctness.

Glynne graduated from Waikato University in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts and chose to write in 1996 after a successful career in the travel industry. Glynne supports her writing through building commercial web sites on contract as FrogWrite Creations.

Glynne is represented by Michael Gifkins & Associates New Zealand's premier literary agents.