His script for television drama series Cover Story won Best Script for Drama at the New Zealand Film and Television Awards and Best Writer - Comedy for Willy Nilly in 2002.
He was awarded the New Zealand Post Katherine Mansfield Prize for 2010.
[2] The prize is NZ$100,000 for a writing residency in France.
Duncum was born in Napier and studied film, theatre and television at Victoria University of Wellington.
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