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Anne Kennedy’s first novel was an experimental work titled 100 Traditional Smiles. She then went on to write Musica Ficta and A Boy and His Uncle. Her most recent work was to write the screenplay for The Monkey’s Mask, a highly successful film based on Dorothy Porter’s verse novel. Anne is also a well known and award winning poet. She lives between Auckland and Honolulu.

Anne Kennedy’s first novel was an experimental work titled 100 Traditional Smiles. She then went on to write Musica Ficta and A Boy and His Uncle. Her most recent work was to write the screenplay for The Monkey’s Mask, a highly successful film based on Dorothy Porter’s verse novel. Anne is also a well known and award winning poet. She lives between Auckland and Honolulu.

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