PaulaBoock
- Writer
- Producer
Paula Boock — who runs production company Lippy Pictures with Donna Malane — has won awards both for her scripts and her novels for young adults. Boock’s screenwriting resume includes thriller The Gulf, drama The Insiders Guide to Happiness, plus award-winning tele-movies Jean, Tangiwai and Until Proven Innocent.
Screenography
Biography
Dunedin-born Paula Boock began writing when she was seven. After graduating from Otago University, she started working as a book editor and publisher,. In 1994 she was a founding editor of Dunedin-based Longacre Press. Boock's novels are often found on the young adults shelves, and when writing for television, teenage characters "still tend to sneak into my work and take over".
Awards
2021 New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Drama Series: The Gulf - Season 2
2017 New Zealand Television Awards
Best Feature Drama: Jean
Best Script - Drama (shared with Donna Malane): Jean
“I’ve always been affected by books. As the youngest in a large, boisterous family, I developed early the ability to work — write even — amidst a racket. ”