Editing Janet Frame (section)

===Death and posthumous publications===
Frame died in Dunedin in January 2004, aged 79, from [[acute myeloid leukaemia]], shortly after becoming one of the first recipients of the [[Arts Foundation of New Zealand#Icon Award|Arts Foundation of New Zealand Icon Awards]], established to celebrate and acknowledge New Zealand artists who have achieved the highest standards of artistic expression.<ref>Herrick, Linda. "Belated recognition for 'icons' of arts." ''New Zealand Herald'' 2 July 2003</ref><ref>Kitchin, Peter. "Daring to be different." ''The Dominion Post'' [NZ] 9 July 2003.</ref> A number of works have been published posthumously, including a volume of poetry titled ''The Goose Bath'', which was awarded New Zealand's top poetry prize in 2007. This generated a minor controversy among critics who felt the posthumous prize "set an awkward precedent".<ref>"Good for the Gander" ''The Listener'' (NZ) 18 August 2007</ref><ref>Moore, Christopher. "Dubious Decision" ''The Press'' (Christchurch, NZ), 1 August 2007</ref> A novella, ''Towards Another Summer,'' was also published posthumously, a work inspired by a weekend Frame spent with British journalist [[Geoffrey Moorhouse]] and his family.<ref>[[#refKing2000|King 2000]], p. .</ref><ref>Moorehouse, Geoffrey. "Out of New Zealand" ''Guardian'' [UK] 16 November 1962.</ref> In 2008, two previously unpublished short stories set in mental hospitals appeared in ''The New Yorker.''<ref>Mathews, Philip.  "Back on the page" ''The Press'' (Christchurch, NZ), 26 July 2008</ref> Another previously unpublished short story was carried in ''The New Yorker'' in 2010.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Frame |first=Janet |url=http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2010/04/05/100405fi_fiction_frame |title=Janet Frame: "Gavin Highly" |magazine=The New Yorker |access-date=2012-10-23}}</ref> In March 2011, the New Zealand branch of [[Penguin Books]] acquired the rights to publish three new editions of Frame's work. These were: ''Janet Frame in Her Own Words'' (2011), a collection of interviews and nonfiction, ''Gorse is Not People: New and Uncollected Stories'' (2012) (published in the US as ''Between My Father and the King: New and Uncollected Stories''), and the novel ''In the Memorial Room'' (2013).

In 2010, ''Gifted,'' a novel by New Zealand academic and former Frame biographer Patrick Evans, was published and subsequently shortlisted for the [[Commonwealth Writers' Prize]]. The story is a fictionalised account of the relationship between Janet Frame and Frank Sargeson during her time living as a guest on his [[Takapuna]] property in 1955–56<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.victoria.ac.nz/vup/2010titleinformation/gifted.aspx |title=gifted |publisher=Victoria.ac.nz |date=2008-06-18 |access-date=2012-10-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003012051/http://www.victoria.ac.nz/vup/2010titleinformation/gifted.aspx |archive-date= 3 October 2012 }}</ref> – an era recounted in a number of works by Frame and her contemporaries and dramatised in Campion's film, ''An Angel at My Table'' (1990).<ref>See: Sargeson, Frank. ''More than Enough: A Memoir'' (1975); King, Michael. ''Frank Sargeson: A Life'' (1995); Stead, CK. ''All Visitors Ashore'' (1985); Frame, Janet. ''An Autobiography'' (1989); King, Michael. ''Wrestling with the Angel: A Life of Janet Frame ''(2000).</ref> In 2013, Evans' novel was adapted for the stage, premiering at the [[Christchurch Arts Festival]] on 22 August 2013, followed by extended tour of New Zealand's north and south islands. While garnering positive critical reviews,<ref>{{cite web|title=Writers' stories intertwine |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/entertainment/arts/writers-stories-intertwine |website=[[Otago Daily Times]] |access-date=30 December 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161230090636/https://www.odt.co.nz/entertainment/arts/writers-stories-intertwine |archive-date=30 December 2016 |date=5 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/entertainment/9100390/Literary-heavyweights-presented-in-gifted-light|title=Literary heavyweights presented in gifted light|first=Jo|last=Hills|date=29 August 2013|via=Stuff.co.nz}}</ref> the promotion and staging of the production drew fierce criticism from Frame's literary executor and niece, Pamela Gordon, who maintained it "was designed to demean Frame."<ref name="stuff.co.nz">{{cite web|last1=Gates |first1=Charli |title=Play's creators reject criticism |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/christchurch-life/art-and-stage/arts-fest-2013/9081996/Plays-creators-reject-criticism |website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |access-date=30 December 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130905051527/http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/christchurch-life/art-and-stage/arts-fest-2013/9081996/Plays-creators-reject-criticism |archive-date= 5 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Gates |first1=Charlie |title=Playwright accused of demeaning Frame |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/christchurch-life/art-and-stage/8950383/Playwright-accused-of-demeaning-Frame |website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |access-date=30 December 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130905051528/http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/christchurch-life/art-and-stage/8950383/Playwright-accused-of-demeaning-Frame |archive-date= 5 September 2013 |language=en |date=23 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Matthews |first1=Philip |title=The limits of literary licence |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/christchurch-life/art-and-stage/arts-fest-2013/9092881/The-limits-of-literary-licence |website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130905051522/http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/christchurch-life/art-and-stage/arts-fest-2013/9092881/The-limits-of-literary-licence |archive-date= 5 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Gordon, who has also criticised Campion's film for inaccuracies in its portrayal of Frame,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gordon|first1=Pamela|title=An Angel @ My Blog: Larger than Life|url=http://slightlyframous.blogspot.com/2013/02/larger-than-life.html|website=An Angel @ My Blog|access-date=30 December 2016|date=27 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Gordon|first1=Pamela|title=An Angel @ My Blog: How much 'Jane' is there in Campion's 'Janet'?|url=http://slightlyframous.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-much-jane-is-there-in-campions.html|website=An Angel @ My Blog|access-date=30 December 2016|date=17 October 2011}}</ref> asserted that Evans' theatrical adaptation presented an unfaithful view of her famous relative.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fortune Favours the Fake|url=http://slightlyframous.blogspot.co.nz/2013/08/fortune-favours-fake.html|website=slightlyframous.blogspot.co.nz|date=19 August 2013 |access-date=30 December 2016}}</ref> Festival organiser Philip Tremewan defended the play,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gates|first1=Charlie|title=Playwright accused of demeaning Frame|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/christchurch-life/art-and-stage/8950383/Playwright-accused-of-demeaning-Frame|website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |access-date=30 December 2016|language=en|date=23 July 2013}}</ref> while director Conrad Newport maintained that Gordon was "overprotective of [Frame's] legacy."<ref name="stuff.co.nz"/> Evans generally avoided the controversy, stating, "I have publicised her work and popularised it for two to three generations of students. In ''Gifted'', the play and novel, you only have to look at the title to see what my attitude is. I really don't think I have anything to apologise for."<ref name="stuff.co.nz"/>

Frame's personal and literary papers were archived by the [[Hocken Collections]] of the [[University of Otago]]. In 2024, these archives were inscribed on the [[UNESCO]] [[Memory of the World Aotearoa New Zealand Ngā Mahara o te Ao]] register.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://unescomow.nz/inscription/janet-frame-literary-and-personal-papers |title=Janet Frame: Literary and Personal Papers |website=[[Memory of the World Register|Memory of the World Aotearoa New Zealand Ngā Mahara o te Ao]] |access-date=13 January 2025}}</ref>