Michelanne Forster

Michelanne Forster (born 26 April 1953) is a New Zealand playwright and scriptwriter who was born in California, US. Her writing career began in the 1980s at Television New Zealand where she worked on the popular pre-school programme Play School. Her plays have been performed both nationally and internationally and are often based on historical accounts. In 2011 Forster was the writer-in-residence at the Michael King Writer's Centre.

Education Forster graduated from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Arts and also holds a Diploma in Teaching from the Auckland Secondary Teachers College. In 2014 she completed her honours in Drama through the University of Auckland. 1997 Best Radio New Zealand Drama, The Rosenberg Sisters 1994 Buckland Memorial Award for Literature, Daughters of Heaven 1993 Writer-in-Residence University of Canterbury

Publications Daughters of Heaven (Polish translation) in Dwa Oceany (Agencja Dramatu i Treatru ADiT, 2013) When Its Over: New Zealanders Talk about Their Experiences of Separation and Divorce (Penguin, 1998) The Rosenberg Sisters in Playlunch: Five Short New Zealand Plays (Otago University Press, 1996) Daughters of Heaven (Otago University Press, 1992) Rodney Rat and the Space Creatures (Hodder and Stoughton, 1989) Rodney Rat and the Sneaky Weasel Gang (Hodder and Stoughton, 1985) The Four-Legged Prince (Hodder and Stoughton, 1985) Rodney Rat and the Sunken Treasure (Hodder and Stoughton, 1983)