Photo credit Kate MacPherson
Tena koutou, hello and welcome!
I’m a writer, book marketer and doctoral student. By day I promote award-winning books for a top New Zealand publishing house and study towards my PhD. By night I hang out on Twitter and blog about writing, poetry and creativity. I've been blogging on and off since 1999, you can have a look at one of my old blogs here.
I was accepted into the most prestigious creative writing school in New Zealand and completed my MA with Merit in 2009. My thesis is a book of poetry, which will be published by VUP in 2012. My poetry has been published in many journals in New Zealand and Australia.
Many things define me, if I owned a TV channel this is what you'd watch. I love to make things. I mostly work with fabric and paper but I do love to photograph. Oh, and I also made a couple of pretty cute kids
My past projects include a beautiful collaboration with visual artists called Kissed. Most recently I've had a chap-book of poems published by Seraph Press called Watching for Smoke. Currently I am collaborating on two journals with fellow poet and crafter Helen Lehndorf and two altered books with Textile artist Billie-Joye Stewart. these are slow-mo projects spanning several years. Good things take time!
I was born to the sound of dirt bikes on the fire-breaks in the Hutt Valley, New Zealand. My ancestors hail from: England (Essex and Kent), Ireland (Kerry), Scotland (Knockandhu – Moray and Dunoon – Argyll) and from the Greek village of Exogi, Ithaka. Now I live in the sea-side village of Paekakariki, on the Kapiti Coast.
I have rather strong political beliefs. I’ve run an ethical online company. I only sell things I truly feel passionate about.
I offer poetry mentoring and manuscript assessment services. Let me know if you are interested in working with me.
