Occupation Writer Years active 1974–present | Name Peter Hawes Role Playwright | |
Genres Novel, playwriting, scriptwriting Books Adventurers and Explorers, Pigeon Post | ||
Peter R. Hawes (born 1947) is a playwright, novelist, and scriptwriter from New Zealand.
Biography
He was born in Westport, New Zealand.
He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Canterbury, in Christchurch, in New Zealand's South Island.
Whilst living in Barcelona, he wrote —in Spanish— a best-selling novel about the Spanish Inquisition: La Hoguera (The Bonfire), published in 1974 by Martínez Roca, S.A.
After returning to New Zealand in 1975, he worked for television, as a researcher and journalist, and as a scriptwriter for various series, including Fraggle Rock, and Against the Law.
Several of his plays remain unperformed; for example, A Higher Form of Killing.
References
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