We farewell Jann Medlicott, who passed away at her home on Friday. She had been bravely fighting cancer for several years.
Jann is the generous donor of the Acorn Fiction Prize at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.
Jann was cremated in a private service on Saturday.
Read this tribute from writers and the Book Awards Trust on Newsroom:
‘Jann Medlicott changed my life’
Dr Jann Medlicott, radiologist by profession, literary philanthropist by spirit, died last Friday, August 12. She had sponsored the Acorn Prize for Fiction since 2016. Past winners, and others who knew her, share their tribute to a remarkable person. MORE
