Carl Nixon is a short-story writer, novelist and playwright. His first book, Fish 'n' Chip Shop Song and other stories (Vintage 2006) went to number one on the New Zealand best-selling fiction list and was short listed for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize Best First Book. His debut novel Rocking Horse Road (Vintage 2007) saw him described as “a major talent” by North and South and was long-listed for the Dublin IMPAC Awards 2009. His new novel is Settlers’ Creek (Vintage 2010). It has been named by reviewers from the New Zealand Listener, the Christchurch Press and Radio New Zealand National as one of the top books of 2010.

See also: Carl Nixon's New Zealand Book Council profile