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Name
  
M. Holcroft


Role
  
Essayist


Born
  
Montague Harry Holcroft 14 May 1902 Rangiora, New Zealand (
1902-05-14
)

Occupation
  
Writer, editor, and journalist

Spouse
  
Eileen Allanah McLean, Aralia Jaslie Seldon Dale, Lorna Mildred Taylor

Children
  
Allan (deceased), Anthony, Jocelyn

Died
  
September 24, 1993, Rangiora, New Zealand

Books
  
New Zealand: Essay, The Way of a Writer

Montague Harry "Monte" Holcroft (14 May 1902 – 24 September 1993) was a New Zealand essayist and novelist.

Contents

Early life and family

Holcroft was the second of three sons, born in Rangiora on 14 May 1902 to Harry Cooper Holcroft and Harriet Emily Soanes. He was married three times and had three children, Allan Holcroft (deceased) from his first marriage and is survived by two children from his second marriage, Anthony Holcroft and Jocelyn Rimmington.

Life

In 1936, Holcroft began writing for the Southland Times. In 1949, Holcroft was offered the editorship of the New Zealand Listener in Wellington. He became the longest-serving editor of the New Zealand Listener.

He helped found the New Zealand branch of UNESCO.

Awards

  • 1947 Hubert Church Award
  • 1970 Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

    • Novels

  • Beyond the Breakers, John Long, 1928
  • The Flameless Fire, John Long, 1931
  • Brazilian Daughter John Long, 1931

    • Essays

  • The village transformed: aspects of change in New Zealand, 1900-1990. Victoria University Press. 1990. ISBN 978-0-86473-210-1. 
  • A voice in the village: the Listener editorials of M.H. Holcroft. Silver Fern Books. 1989. ISBN 978-0-908792-04-7. 
  • New Zealand: Essay by M.H. Holcroft. Illustrators Kenneth Bigwood, Jean Bigwood. Reed. 1966. 
  • Encircling seas: an essay by M. H. Holcroft. The Caxton Press. 1946. 
  • The Deepening Stream: Cultural Influences in New Zealand (1940)

    • Memoir

  • The way of a writer, Volume 1. Cape Catley. 1984. ISBN 978-0-908561-17-9. 
  • A sea of words: volume two of an autobiography. Cape Catley. 1986. ISBN 978-0-908561-15-5. 

    • Anthology

  • Discovered Isles: a Trilogy : The Deepening Stream, The Waiting Hills, Encircling Seas. Christchurch: Caxton Press, 1950. Voyager link
  • Timeless World : a Collection of Essays, Wellington: Progressive Publishing Society, 1945. Voyager link NZ Listener 323.13 Aug (1945): 12-13.

    • References

    M. H. Holcroft Wikipedia
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