Tina Makereti Collection

Tina Makereti is a New Zealander of Te -?tiawa, Ng-?ti T+?wharetoa, Ng-?ti Rangatahi-Matakore and P-?keh-? descent. Her novels include The Imaginary Lives of James P+?neke and Where the R-?kohu Bone Sings. In 2016 her short story ???Black Milk??? won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize, Pacific region. She also co-edited Black Marks on the White Page, an anthology that celebrates M-?ori and Pasifika writing, with Witi Ihimaera. Her novels, essays and short stories have won recognition in Aotearoa, and she has been the recipient of several writers residencies and awards. Tina teaches creative writing at the International Institute of Modern Letters, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington. She wrote The Mires while living on the K-?piti Coast of Aotearoa New Zealand. -?