Tina Makereti writes fiction and creative non-fiction. Her first collection of short stories, Once Upon a Time in Aotearoa, was published in 2010 by Huia Publishers. In 2009 she was the winner of the non-fiction category of the RSNZ Manhire Prize for Creative Science Writing and the Best Short Story in English at the Pikihuia Awards for Māori Writers. She is currently writing a novel inspired by her mixed heritage and the Moriori culture as part of a PhD Creative Writing at Victoria University’s International Institute of Modern Letters. She also teaches Life Writing at Massey University.

Website: tinamakereti.com