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A senior lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Waikato, Catherine Chidgey is the author of seven multi award-winning novels including The Wish Child and Remote Sympathy, which was longlisted for the Women's Prize. The Axeman's Carnival is shortlisted for the 2023 Ockham Book Awards. She is also a writer of children's books, her latest being Jiffy's Greatest Hits.

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Tama (the star of The Axeman's Carnival) goes by @TamaMagpie

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