Short story collections

Please follow the links for a full listing of the stories in each collection.

• Return to Harikoa Bay Penguin Random House, 2022

• The Author's Cut Penguin Random House, 2021

• Living as a Moon Random House, 2009

• Owen Marshall selected stories Edited by Vincent O'Sullivan Random House, 2008

• Watch of Gryphons Random House, 2005

• When Gravity Snaps Random House, 2002

• The Best of Owen Marshall's Short Stories Random House, 1997

• Coming Home in the Dark Random House, 1995

• The Ace of Diamonds Gang and other stories John McIndoe, 1993

• Tomorrow We Save the Orphans John McIndoe, 1992

• The Divided World John McIndoe, 1989

• The Lynx Hunter John McIndoe, 1987

• The Day Hemingway Died John McIndoe, 1984

• The Master of Big Jingles & other stories John McIndoe, 1982

• Supper Waltz Wilson Pegasus Press, 1979

Novels

• Pearly Gates Vintage by Penguin Random House, 2019

• Love as a Stranger Vintage by Random House, 2016

• Carnival Sky Vintage by Random House, 2014

• The Larnachs Random House, 2011

• Drybread Random House, 2007

• Harlequin Rex Vintage/Random, 1999
  Published in France as Les Hommes Fanes Payot and Rivages, October 2006

• A Many Coated Man Longacre Press, 1995

Poetry

• View From the South - Owen Marshall, Photographs by Grahame Sydney Penguin Random House New Zealand, 2018

• The White Clock - poems by Owen Marshall Otago University Press, 2014

• Sleepwalking in Antarctica and Other Poems Canterbury University Press, 2010

• Occasional Hazard Press, 2004

Collaborative Works

• Landmarks RHNZ Godwit, 2020.
  With artist Grahame Sydney and poet Brian Turner

• Timeless Land Longacre Press, 1995.
  With artist Grahame Sydney and poet Brian Turner

Anthologies Edited

• The Best New Zealand Fiction Volume 6 Random House, 2009

• The Best New Zealand Fiction Volume 5 Random House, 2008

• Essential New Zealand Stories, anthology of New Zealand stories Random House, 2002
  New enlarged edition, 2009

• Sunday 22 Vintage/Random, 2006

• Spinning a Line - collection of writings about fishing Random House, 2001

• Author's Choice, anthology of New Zealand stories Penguin, 2001

Educational Texts

• Beethoven's Ears Longman Paul, 1996

• Letter from Heaven Longman Paul, 1995

• Burning Boats Longman Paul, 1994

Radio Play

• An Indirect Geography commissioned by Radio New Zealand, first broadcast 1991

Film Adaptation

• The Rule of Jenny Pen - Hyenas Rule Ltd 2024
  Directed by James Ashcroft.
  Screenplay by Eli Kent and James Ashcroft, based on the short story The Rule of Jenny Pen
  

• Coming Home in the Dark - Light in the Dark Productions 2021
  Directed by James Ashcroft.
  Screenplay by Eli Kent and James Ashcroft, based on the short story Coming Home in the Dark
  Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2021

• Camping with Camus - 2000
  Produced by Richard Thomas and featuring Jonathan Hardy
  

 

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