William Harrison Pearson (18 January 1922 – 27 September 2002) was a New Zealand fiction writer, essayist and critic. See more

Pearson completed his M.A. at Canterbury University and edited the student newspaper Canta in 1948. He taught briefly at Oxford … See more

• Attitudes to the Maori in some Pakeha fiction (1958)
• Coal Flat (1963), full text at the NZETC
• Collected stories, 1935–1963 / by Frank Sargeson; with an introduction by Bill Pearson (1964) See more

Born in Greymouth Pearson began writing at an early age, writing for the children's page of the Christchurch Star-Sun. He completed a B.A. in English at the Canterbury … See more

Pearson had a close relationship with the Māori university community during his tenure at the University of Auckland. He was involved in the … See more

• "Obituary". Dominion Post. 3 October 2002. B6 See more

• Pearson, Bill at Read NZ Archived 23 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
• Paul Millar. No fretful sleeper Auckland University Press Archived … See more