Paula Morris (Ngāti Wai) is the author of three novels and a story collection, Forbidden Cities, all published by Penguin, and the editor of The Penguin Book of Contemporary New Zealand Short Stories. She's also the author of two YA novels, both supernatural mysteries: Ruined, set in post-Katrina New Orleans, and the forthcoming Dark Souls, published by Scholastic. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Paula teaches creative writing in the USA and the UK, and currently lives in Scotland. 

See also: Paula Morris's New Zealand Book Council profile