Writer and lawyer Brannavan Gnanalingam is a Sri Lankan New Zealander who has published seven novels. His books Sprigs and Sodden Downstream were shortlisted for the Ockham book awards and Sprigs won the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel. Brannavan also has writing published in The Spinoff, NZ Listener, Pantograph Punch and more. His latest novel is Slow Down, You're Here.