Top ten writers ‘pushing the needle forward in Aotearoa’ announced in new campaign 

The country’s ten best upcoming authors to read and follow have been selected in the inaugural New Voices of Aotearoa List.

They are: Wellington essayist Una Cruickshank; Raglan journalist, videographer and nature writer Kate Evans; Gisborne trapper, environmentalist and author Sam Gibson; Auckland actor, producer, radio host and author Matt Heath; Christchurch editor and writer of techno-thrillers, science fiction, fantasy and non-fiction Judy Mohr; Wellington novelist Olive Nuttall; Wellington taangata turi-raised anthologist and novelist Michelle Rahurahu (Ngāti Rahurahu, Ngāti Tahu–Ngāti Whaoa); Auckland novelist and reviewer Josie Shapiro; Auckland novelist and podcaster Saraid de Silva; and Auckland television screen writer and producer and author Gavin Strawhan.

Read more here or shop the authors books below!