FitzGerald, Jan, 1950- (Person)

SummaryEducated in Tauranga, Jan FitzGerald, nee Coad, was described as Tauranga's 'Motorbike Poet' due to her mode of transport at the time.

She began writing at Tauranga Girls College and was first published while attending Hamilton Teachers' College.
In 1968 she won the Janet Phillips Memorial Cup for literary excellence.
She published the following anthologies under her maiden name, Jan Coad:
Demi-worlds (Private publication) 1969
Strange Owls (Outrigger Publishers) 1978
Walnuts
Her other works have appeared in numerous literary publications.

SourcesHer poetry's in motion » Bay of Plenty Times, 11 January 1977Motorbike poet 'well versed' » Bay of Plenty Times, 12 April 1978.

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FitzGerald, Jan, 1950- (Person)