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Paula Boock (born 1964) is a New Zealand writer and editor. Biography. Born in Dunedin, Boock is a member of a sporting family. She is the sister of four brothers, among them former New Zealand cricket representative Stephen Boock and sports journalist Richard Boock, and has herself
Paula Boock is a well-known New Zealand novelist and scriptwriter. She has written several young adult novels and won numerous awards, including the AIM Best First Book Award, the Esther Glen Medal, the NZ Post Children's Book of the Year and the AFTA NZ Best Drama Script Award.
“How lucky you are, to love and to be loved in return.” ― Paula Boock, Dare Truth or Promise.
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Boock’s screenwriting resume includes thriller The Gulf, drama The Insiders Guide to Happiness, plus award-winning tele-movies Jean, Tangiwai and Until Proven Innocent. Read the full biography I’ve always been affected by books.
Song of the Shirt is a one-Act play. Screen credits include writing on the drama series Cover Story, The Strip and the multi-award-winning TV series Insider’s Guide to Happiness and Insider’s Guide to Love. She was an editor and script consultant on Bro’Town and Burying Brian.
Dec 16, 2013 · ‘The most nicked book in schools’. Mel is instantly familiar – mixed-up, smart, and sassy. About the author. Paula Boock is an award-winning writer of young adult fiction, a novelist, editor, scriptwriter filmmaker, and co-founder of Longacre Press. Born in Dunedin, she was educated at Queen’s High School and the University of Otago.
Paula Boock – 1999. Out Walked Mel (1991; AIM Best First Book Award), Sasscat to Win (1993; Esther Glen Medal) and Dare Truth or Promise (1997; New Zealand Post Children's Book of the Year) are some of Paula Boock's publications in the field of junior fiction. She has also tackled scriptwriting, with success.
