V happy (also v surprised) to find name on list with these writers! Renee Liang, Michael Botur, Shelley Burne-Field, Tim Saunders, Lee Hana, Cristin Leach, Jessica le Bas, Lorraine Carmody, Kirstie McKinnon, Anna Scaife <3

(KM Sparkling Prose shortlist, winners announced Oct)

#amwriting #fiction

Te Moana o Reo is about to be reviewed on RNZ (this morning 10.35am NZ time) ...am waiting with bated breath to see what Elizabeth Heritage says. I feel very fond of this book, it's a celebration of Aotearoa languages and has my first ever essay in it, on working in Japan #multilingual #nzfic #essay

New flash fiction out today in the Wild Umbrella, an ambitious new journal based in Dublin, Ireland!

Editor Mina El Attar also interviews me on inspiration, writing process and motherhood, which feels very exposing.

Links in comments!

#amwritingfiction #flashfiction #writingmotherhood

Excited for this great book, Te Moana o Reo ¦ Ocean of Languages, ed. Michelle Elvy & Vaughan Rapatahana, launching with a national tour! There'll be readings by some amazing people and I so wish I could be there. #nzfiction #multilingual #booklaunch