# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/c-k-stead
# Generated: 2026-08-31T18:39:36.868Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/c-k-stead"
name: "C. K. Stead"
slug: "c-k-stead"
description: "Christian Karlson \"Karl\" Stead is a New Zealand writer whose works include novels, poetry, short stories, and literary criticism. He is one of New Zealand's most well-known and internationally celebrated writers."
tagline: "New Zealand writer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/C.K._Stead_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "New Zealand"
  isoCode: "NZ"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1932-10-17"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           45.55
  momentum:             8.78048780487805
  historical:           8.814328
  currentAttention:     48.78048780487806
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/2264453"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%8A._%D9%83%D9%8A._%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%AF"
    title: "سي. كي. ستيد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%89._%D9%83%D9%89._%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%AF"
    title: "سى. كى. ستيد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Karlson_Stead"
    title: "Christian Karlson Stead"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._K._Stead"
    title: "C. K. Stead"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._K._Stead"
    title: "C. K. Stead"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._K._Stead"
    title: "C. K. Stead"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.K._Stead"
    title: "C.K. Stead"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._K._Stead"
    title: "C. K. Stead"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B4"
    title: "Кристијан Карлсон Стед"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/427b19eb-e703-46e6-af70-3128b25a3e9f"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q559631"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump