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Welcome to my web site. I am a New Zealand novelist and short
story writer. I was born in New Zealand. In 1992, my novel The Word Burners was awarded the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize for the best first book in South Asia and the South Pacific. I have since published three more novels, The Iron Mouth (1993) The Silicon Tongue (1996) and The Bloodwood Clan (1999). In 2003, I published my first volume of memoir, The House at Karamu. Two of my novels have been translated into German, and one into Korean. See the books index for more details. In 1994, I was chosen to represent New Zealand at the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, USA. I have been the recipient of four project grants from Creative New Zealand. In 1999, I was appointed as Writer in Residence at The University of Waikato, New Zealand. In 2005, I was awarded a place at Ledig House International Writers Colony. In 2006, I became Writer in Residence at the historic Randell Cottage in Wellington, New Zealand. |