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Tessa Duder
Tessa Duder, (née Staveley, born 1940), is a New Zealand swimming champion and author of novels for young people, short stories, plays and non-fiction. She is primarily known for her ''Alex'' quartet and long-term advocacy for New Zealand children's literature. As an editor she has also published a number of anthologies.
==Early life==
Duder was born in 1940 in Auckland, the daughter of a doctor. Her entire school career was spent at the Diocesan School for Girls. As a teenager she competed in the butterfly and medley swimming events, becoming a national record holder in both events during 1958–59. She went on to win the silver medal in the 110 yards butterfly at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.〔(Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website )〕 She was named New Zealand Swimmer of the Year in 1959.
After leaving school she worked as a journalist for the ''Auckland Star'', before travelling to Europe, working for the ''Daily Express''. She married John Duder in 1964 and following the birth of the first of her four daughters, she was a full-time mother for 7 years, much of it spent in Pakistan. She returned to Auckland in 1972, where she reentered the work force as a pianist.〔http://www.tessaduder.com/bio.html〕〔http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/duder.html〕
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