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Born in Wellington in 1961, Lauren Roche has spent the last 59 years moving steadily northwards. She now lives in Tutukaka with a view of the sea and a writing room surrounded by native trees. She briefly attended Wellington High School and Epsom Girls’ Grammar schools, then – after finally growing up – returned to education via Victoria University and the University of Otago School of Medicine. Lauren is the author of two previously published best-selling memoirs, Bent not Broken and Life on the Line. She overcame childhood trauma, working as a stripper and prostitute before turning her life around. She graduated as a medical doctor in 1991. Lauren has completed Ironman New Zealand twice, and in 2019 was a recipient of the Zonta New Zealand Woman of Achievement award. In late 2018, after suffering the effects of a spinal cord injury, Lauren retired from general practice and began writing full time. She completed a Diploma in Advanced Writing through NorthTec in 2019 and a Master of Creative Writing in 2020 through AUT.

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Ian Rockel lives in Devonport. This is his fifth collection of poems.

Jenny Rockwell (she/her) is a writer based in Tāmaki Makaurau. Her work has been published in The Poetry New Zealand Yearbook, VICE, Rapture and Symposia. She writes about being queer, the female experience, grit and love.

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Victor Rodger is a critically acclaimed playwright and producer of Samoan and Scottish descent. His

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