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Writers who have contributed to
New Zealand literature include:
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Michèle A'Court (born 1961), comedian, memoirist and non-fiction writer
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Avis Acres (1910–1994), artist, writer, illustrator and conservationist
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Pip Adam (living), fiction writer and reviewer
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Arthur Henry Adams (1872–1936), journalist, poet, novelist and playwright
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Catherine Adamson (1868–1925), diarist
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Fleur Adcock (born 1934), poet and editor
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Pinky Agnew (born 1955), author, playwright and social commentator
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Sarona Aiono-Iosefa (living), children's fiction writer
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George Alderton (1854–1942, newspaper editor and journalist
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Fred Alexander (1882–1957), editor, journalist and poetry anthologist
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Vanessa Alexander (living), screenwriter, producer, director
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Margaret Alington (1920–2012), librarian, historian and author
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Colin Allan (1921–1993), non-fiction writer
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Harry Allan (1882–1957), botany writer
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Rob Allan (born 1945), poet
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Rosetta Allan (living), poet and novelist
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Pamela Allen (born 1934), children's writer and illustrator
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Geoff Alley (1903–1986), rugby writer
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Michele Amas (1961–2016), poet, playwright and actress
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Barbara Anderson (1926–2013), fiction writer
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Mona Anderson (1909–2004), memoirist, children's writer
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Isobel Andrews (1905–1990), poet, playwright and short story writer
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Frank S. Anthony (1891–1927), short story writer and novelist
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Michalia Arathimos (living), short story writer and novelist
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K O Arvidson (1938–2011), poet and academic
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Sylvia Ashton-Warner (1908–1984), writer, poet and educator
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Tusiata Avia (born 1966), poet and children's author
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Annette Baier (1929–2012), philosopher and non-fiction writer
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Denis Baker (born 1966), novelist and short story writer
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Hinemoana Baker (born 1968), poet, musician and recording artist
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Louisa Alice Baker (1856–1926), journalist and novelist
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Murray Ball (1939–2017), cartoonist
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Philippa Ballantine (born 1971), author of speculative fiction
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David Ballantyne (1924–1986), journalist and fiction writer
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Serie Barford (living), performance poet
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Mary Anne Barker (Lady Barker) (1831–1911), poet and non-fiction writer
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John Barr (1809–1889), poet
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Miriam Barr (born 1982), page and performance poet
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Sarah Maria Barraud (1823–1895), letter-writer and housewife
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Rachel Barrowman (born 1963), author and historian
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Amelia Batistich (1915–2004), novelist, short story writer and memoirist
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Blanche Baughan (1870–1958), poet, writer and penal reformer
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James K. Baxter (1926–1972), poet and playwright
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Kay Baxter (born 1952/53), horticulturalist
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Arthur Baysting (1947–2019), journalist, screenwriter, children's writer and poet
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Ann Beaglehole (born 1948), historian and novelist
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Helen Beaglehole (born 1946), children's writer and historian
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John Beaglehole (1901–1971), historian
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Fleur Beale (born 1945), young adult novelist
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Margaret Beames (born 1935), children's book novelist
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Airini Beautrais (born 1982), poet and short-story writer
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Bernard Beckett (born 1967), young adult novelist
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George Bell (1809–1899), editor and journalist
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James Belich (born 1956), historian
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Francis Oswald Bennett (1898–1976), medical historian and biographer
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Joe Bennett (born 1957), non-fiction writer and columnist
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Ursula Bethell (1874–1945), poet and social worker
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Jean Betts (living), playwright, actor and director
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Graham Billing (1936–2001), novelist, journalist and poet
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Victor Billot (living), poet, journalist and editor
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Judith Binney (1940–2011), writer, academic and historian
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Hera Lindsay Bird (born 1987), poet
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Gavin Bishop (born 1946), children's author and illustrator
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Donovan Bixley (born 1971), illustrated biographer and children's book writer
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Ellen Wright Blackwell (1864–1952), writer and botanist
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Geoff Blackwell (living), non-fiction writer
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Paddy Blanchfield (1911–1980), poet
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Arapera Blank (1932–2002), poet and teacher
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James Bodell (
c. 1831–1892), memoirist
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Paula Boock (born 1964), writer and editor
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Ivan Bootham (1939–2016), fiction writer, poet and composer
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Jenny Bornholdt (born 1960), poet and anthologist
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Michael Botur (born 1984), poet and fiction writer
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Avice Maud Bowbyes (1901–1992), home science lecturer and writer
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Thomas Bracken (1843–1898), poet, journalist and politician
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Charles Brasch (1909–1973), poet, literary editor and arts patron
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Errol Brathwaite (1924–2005), author
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Virginia Braun (fl. 2000s), gender studies expert, psychologist and non-fiction writer
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Freda Bream (1918–1996), teacher and writer
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Diana Bridge (born 1942), poet
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Bub Bridger (1924–2009), poet and short story writer
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Adele Broadbent (born 1968), children's author
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Deidre Brown (born 1970), art historian and historical lecturer
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Diane Brown (born 1951), novelist and poet
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Helen Brown (born 1954), novelist and columnist
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Justin Brown (born 1973) (also writes as Justin Christopher), non-fiction writer and children's author
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Riwia Brown (born 1957), playwright and screenwriter
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Audrey Brown-Pereira (born 1975), poet, diplomat and public servant
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Harriet Louisa Browne (1829–1906), political salon hostess, community leader and letter-writer
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Bryan Bruce (born 1948), non-fiction writer and documentarian
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George Bryant (born 1938), non-fiction and Christian writer
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Rachel Buchanan (born 1968), author and historian
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Lindsay Buick (1866–1938), politician, journalist and historian
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Margaret Bullock (1845–1903), journalist, writer, feminist and social reformer
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Norah Burnard (1902–1979), journal editor
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Rachel Bush (1941–2016), poet
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Dorothy Butler (1925–2015), children's book author, bookseller, memoirist and reading advocate
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Dolce Ann Cabot (1862–1943), early newspaper editor
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John Cairney (1898–1966), anatomy textbook writer
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Judy Callingham (living), scriptwriter, television presenter and journalist
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Kirsty Cameron (living), screenwriter
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Kate Camp (born 1972), poet and author
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Alistair Te Ariki Campbell (1925–2009), poet, playwright and novelist
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Arnold Campbell (1906–1980), educationalist and non-fiction writer
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Meg Campbell (1937–2007), poet
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Sarah Campion (1906–2002), pseudonym of Mary Rose Alpers, novelist and social activist
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Dulce Carman (1883—1970), romance writer
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Clyde Carr (1886–1962), politician, church minister and poet
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Una Carter (1890–1954), cookbook writer
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John Caselberg (1927–2004), poet, playwright, short story writer, essayist
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Bruce Cathie (1930–2013), ufologist writer
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Christine Cole Catley (1922–2011), journalist, publisher and author
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Ken Catran (born 1944), children's novelist and screenwriter
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Eleanor Catton (born 1985), novelist and screenwriter
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Frances Caverhill (1834–1897), diarist
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Gordon Challis (1932–2018), poet
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Lynda Chanwai-Earle (born 1965), writer and radio producer
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William Chapple (1864–1936), eugenics and medical writer
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Janet Charman (born 1954), poet
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Brenda Chawner (living), library academic
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Frances Cherry (1937–2022), novelist, short story writer and children's writer
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Catherine Chidgey (born 1970), fiction writer
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Harrison Christian (born 1990), journalist and historical writer
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Daphne Clair (born 1939), romance novelist and activist
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Kate Clark (1847–1926), children's writer, poet, artist and community worker
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Margaret Clark (born 1941), political scientist and writer
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Paul Cleave (born 1974), crime novelist
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Constance Clyde (1872-1951), novelist, travel writer and suffragette
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Nellie Coad (1883–1974), teacher, community leader and non-fiction writer
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Geoff Cochrane (born 1951), poet, novelist and short story writer
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Gina Cole (living), lawyer, short story writer and novelist
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Elizabeth Fairburn Colenso (1821–1904), missionary, teacher and Bible translator
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Glenn Colquhoun (born 1964), poet and doctor
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Jennifer Compton (born 1949), poet and playwright
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Sandra Coney (born 1944), local politician, writer, feminist, historian and women's health campaigner
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Hugh Cook (1956–2008), science fiction writer
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Kay McKenzie Cooke (born 1953), poet
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Sue Copsey (born 1960), children's author and editor
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Judy Corbalis (living), fiction writer
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Violet May Cottrell (1887–1971), writer, poet and spiritualist
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James Courage (1903–1963), fiction writer, poet and bookseller
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David Coventry (born 1969), novelist and musician
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Winston Cowie (born 1982), novelist and historian
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Joy Cowley (born 1936), author of children's fiction
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Rachael Craw (living), novelist and teacher
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Douglas Cresswell (1894–1960), author, historian and broadcaster
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Mary Cresswell (born 1937), science editor and poet
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Walter D'Arcy Cresswell (1896–1960), poet, journalist and writer
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Fiona Cross (fl. 2000s), arachnologist and non-fiction writer
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Barry Crump (1935–1996), author of semi-autobiographical comic novels
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Majella Cullinane (living), poet and novelist
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Jackie Cumming (fl. 2000s), academic, health expert and non-fiction writer
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Allen Curnow (1911–2001), poet and journalist
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Lois Daish (fl. 1960s), food writer and cookbook writer
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Debra Daley (living), novelist
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Ruth Dallas (1919–2008), poet and children's writer
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Bob Darroch (born 1940), illustrator, author and cartoonist
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Dan Davin (1913–1990), novelist, non-fiction writer and editor
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Winnie Davin (1909–1995), teacher, community worker, writer and editor
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Jackie Davis (born 1963), author, poet, and playwright
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Leigh Davis (1955–2009), poet
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Kate De Goldi (born 1959), novelist, children's writer and short story writer
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Joan de Hamel (1924–2011), children's author
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Geoffrey Potocki de Montalk (1903–1997), poet and polemicist
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Stephanie de Montalk (born 1945), poet and biographer
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Elena de Roo (living), poet and children's author
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John Dennison (born 1978), poet
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Pip Desmond (living), author and journalist
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George E. Dewar (1891–1969), poet and writer
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Jean Devanny (1894–1962), author and communist
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Bill Direen (living), writer and performer
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Gillian Dobbie (fl. 2000s), computer scientist, academic and non-fiction writer
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Lynley Dodd (born 1941), children's author and illustrator
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Alfred Domett (1811–1887), fourth Premier of New Zealand and poet
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Robyn Donald (born 1940), romance novelist
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Basil Dowling (1910–2000), poet
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Melanie Drewery (born 1970), children's author and illustrator
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Joan Druett (born 1935), historian and novelist
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Alison Edith Hilda Drummond (1903–1984), farmer, historian, writer and editor
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Sam Duckor-Jones (born 1982), sculptor, poet, and artist
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Marilyn Duckworth (born 1940), fiction writer and poet
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Tessa Duder (born 1940), young people's, fiction and non-fiction writer and playwright
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Alan Duff (born 1950), novelist and newspaper columnist
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Yvonne du Fresne (1929–2011), fiction writer and playwright
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Eileen Duggan (1894–1972), poet and journalist
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Maurice Duggan (1922–1974), fiction writer
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Kate Duignan (born 1974), fiction writer and reviewer
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Beverley Dunlop (1935–2023), children's writer, novelist and short story writer
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Cathie Dunsford (born 1953), novelist, poet and anthologist
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Hedda Dyson (1857–1951), journalist and magazine editor
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Elisabeth Easther (born 1970), journalist and playwright
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Dorothy Eden (1912–1982),
Gothic fiction writer
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Lynley Edmeades (living), poet, academic and editor
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Lauris Edmond (1924–2000), poet and writer
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Mihi Edwards (1918–2008), memoirist
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Brendon Egan (born 1984), sports writer
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David Eggleton (born 1952), poet and writer.
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Jill Eggleton (living), children's author and education consultant
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Stevan Eldred-Grigg (born 1952), novelist and historian
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Ellen Elizabeth Ellis (1829–1895), feminist and writer
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Barbara Else (born 1947), novelist, short story writer, editor and literary agent
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Chris Else (born 1942), fiction writer and poet
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Bronwyn Elsmore (living), fiction and non-fiction writer and playwright
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Riemke Ensing (born 1939), poet
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Margaret Escott (1908–1977), novelist, drama teacher and poet
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Barbara Ewing (born 1939), actress, playwright and novelist
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Jacqueline Fahey (born 1929), painter and writer
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A. R. D. Fairburn (1904-1957), poet
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Tracy Farr (born 1962), novelist and short story writer
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Fiona Farrell (born 1947), poet, fiction writer and playwright
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Angie Farrow (born 1951), academic and writer for theatre and radio
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Laurence Fearnley (born 1963), short-story writer, novelist and non-fiction writer
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Gigi Fenster (born 1963/64), novelist, creative writing teacher and law lecturer
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Joan Fleming (born 1984), poet, non-fiction writer and academic
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Beryl Fletcher (1938–2018), feminist novelist
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Tui Flower (1925–2017), food writer
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Mihingarangi Forbes (fl. 1990s), journalist and radio broadcaster
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Margot Forde (1935–1995), botanist, taxonomist and writer
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Gary Forrester (born 1946), poet and novelist
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Michelanne Forster (born 1953), playwright and scriptwriter
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Dorothy Fowler (living), novelist
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Janet Frame (1924–2004), fiction writer, poet and autobiographer
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Ruth France (1913–1968), librarian, poet and novelist
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Margaret Fraser (1866–1951), domestic servant and letter writer
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Anne French (born 1956), editor and poet
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Roderick Fry (born 1969), novelist
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Catherine Fulton (1829–1919), diarist, community leader, philanthropist, social reformer and suffragette
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Ngāreta Gabel (born 1975), children's author
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Abby Gaines (living), romance novelist
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Kathleen Gallagher (born 1957), playwright, filmmaker, poet, and novelist
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Rhian Gallagher (born 1961), poet
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Elizabeth Gard'ner (1858–1926), home science teacher and writer
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Maurice Gee (born 1931), novelist
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Frances Shayle George (1828–1890), teacher, writer and educationalist
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James George (born 1962), novelist and short story writer
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Mīria George (born 1980), writer, producer and director
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Golriz Ghahraman (born 1981), politician and non-fiction author
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Ivy Gibbs (
c. 1886–1966), poet and children's writer
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Michael Gifkins (1945–2014), literary agent, fiction writer, critic and editor
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Ruth Gilbert (1917–2016), poet
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Betty Gilderdale (1923–2021), children's author
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Olivia Aroha Giles (born 1962), novelist and children's author
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Esther Glen (1881–1940), children's novelist, journalist and community worker
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Alice Glenday (
c. 1920–2004), novelist, short-story writer and playwright
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Denis Glover (1912–1980), poet and publisher
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Brannavan Gnanalingam (born 1983), author and lawyer
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Charlotte Godley (1821–1907), letter-writer and community leader
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Gaelyn Gordon (1939–1997), children's writer, crime fiction writer and short story writer
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Alfred Augustus Grace (1867–1942), teacher, journalist and writer
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Patricia Grace (born 1937), fiction and children's writer
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Grace Winifred Green (1907–1976), radio broadcaster and journalist
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Paula Green (born 1955), poet and children's author
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Lisa Greenwood (born 1955), novelist
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H. W. Gretton (1914–1983), poet, writer, journalist and diarist
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Charlotte Grimshaw (born 1966), novelist, columnist and reviewer
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Edith Searle Grossmann (1863–1931), novelist, journalist and feminist
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Kirsty Gunn (born 1960), fiction writer
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John Guthrie (1905–1955), journalist and novelist
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Peter Gossage (1946-2016), author and illustrator of
Maori legends
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Mandy Hager (born 1960), novelist, children's author, non-fiction writer and screenwriter
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David Hair (living), fantasy author
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Russell Haley (1934–2016), poet, short story writer and novelist
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Bernadette Hall (born 1945), playwright and poet
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Pip Hall (born 1971), scriptwriter and actor
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Roger Hall (born 1939), playwright
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Jane Elizabeth Harris (c. 1853–1942), writer, lecturer and spiritualist
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William Hart-Smith (1911–1990), poet
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Siobhan Harvey (born 1973), author, editor and creative writing lecturer
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J. H. Haslam (1874–1969), Methodist minister, poet, editor and church historian
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Dinah Hawken (born 1943), poet
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Kathleen Hawkins (1883–1981), poet
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Catherine Hay (1910–1995), historical romance writer
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Debbie Hay (living), molecular pharmacologist; non-fiction writer
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Karyn Hay (born 1959), author and broadcaster
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Joel Hayward (born 1964), historian, writer and poet
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Helen Heath (born 1970), poet
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Christina Henderson (1861–1953), teacher, feminist, prohibitionist, social reformer and editor
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Whiti Hereaka (born 1978), playwright, novelist and screenwriter
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Ellen Hewett (1843–1926), memoirist
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Mary St Domitille Hickey (1882–1958), Catholic nun, school principal and historian
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Sarah Higgins (1830–1923), housewife and memoirist
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David Hill (born 1942), author and young adult fiction writer
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Eva Hill (1898–1981), medical superintendent, writer, publicist and health campaigner
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Lucy Hockings (born c.1975), journalist and producer
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Dominic Hoey (born 1977), writer, poet and musician
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M. H. Holcroft (1902–1993), essayist and novelist
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Liddy Holloway (1947–2004), actress and television scriptwriter
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Jeffrey Paparoa Holman (born 1947), poet, non-fiction writer and retired academic
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Janet Holmes (born 1947), sociolinguist
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Ani Hona (1938–1997), short story writer, poet and biographer
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Lynley Hood (born 1942), biographer and non-fiction writer
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David Howard (born 1959), poet
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Philippa Howden-Chapman (fl. 2000s), academic, public health expert and non-fiction writer
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Edith Howes (1872–1954), teacher, educationalist and children's writer
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Keri Hulme (1947–2021), fiction writer and poet
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Des Hunt (born 1941), writer for children and young adults
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Sam Hunt (born 1946), poet especially for performance poetry
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Eirlys Hunter (born 1952), writer and creative writing teacher
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Rex Hunter (1889–1960), poet, playwright and fiction writer
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Rosalind Hursthouse (born 1943), philosopher and non-fiction writer
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Jessica Hutchings (living), non-fiction writer
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Robin Hyde (1906–1939), poet, journalist and novelist
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Prue Hyman (born 1943), academic, feminist, economist and non-fiction writer
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Anna Jackson (born 1967), poet, fiction and non-fiction writer and academic
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Michael Jackson (born 1940), poet and anthropologist
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Annamarie Jagose (born 1965), LGBT academic and fiction writer
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Florence James (1902–1993), writer and literary agent
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Lynn Jenner (living), poet and essayist
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Annaleese Jochems (born 1994), novelist
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Stephanie Johnson (born 1961), poet, playwright and short story writer
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Alexa Johnston (living), author, art curator and historian
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Andrew Johnston (born 1963), poet and journalist
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Christine Johnston (born 1950), novelist
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Lloyd Jones (born 1955), novelist
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Tim Jones (born 1959), fiction writer and poet
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V. M. Jones, (born 1958), children's author
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Sherryl Jordan (born 1949), writer for children and young adults
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M. K. Joseph (1914–1981), poet and novelist
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Andrea Jutson (living), novelist
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Keri Kaa (1942–2020), writer, educator and advocate of Māori language
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Kuni Kaa Jenkins, writer, research and educationalist
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Simone Kaho (born 1978), poet
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Amy Kane (1879–1979), journalist and community leader
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Angelique Kasmara (living), novelist, short story writer, non-fiction writer, editor and translator
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Kapka Kassabova (born 1973), poet and writer of fiction and narrative non-fiction
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Merata Kawharu (living), writer and academic
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Sheridan Keith (born 1942), fiction writer, artist and broadcaster
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Lindy Kelly (born 1952), children's author, fiction writer and playwright
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Elizabeth Kelso (1889–1967), journalist, editor and community leader
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Jan Kemp (born 1949), poet and short-story writer
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Anne Kennedy (born 1959), novelist, poet and film writer
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Alice Annie Kenny (1875–1960), poet and fiction writer
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Eli Kent (born 1988), playwright and actor
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Angela Kepler (born 1943), naturalist and author
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Bob Kerr (born 1951), author, illustrator and artist
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Suzi Kerr (born 1966), economist, academic and non-fiction writer
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Fiona Kidman (born 1940), fiction writer, poet and scriptwriter
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Michael King (1945–2004), historian, author and biographer
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Rachael King (born 1970), fiction writer
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Russell Kirkpatrick (born 1961), geography lecturer and fantasy novelist
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Elizabeth Knox (born 1959), novelist
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Shonagh Koea (born 1939), fiction writer
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Saradha Koirala (born 1980), poet and writer
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Sarah Laing (born 1973), author and cartoonist
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Annabel Langbein (born 1958), chef, food writer and publisher
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Eve Langley (1904–1974), novelist and poet
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Anthony Lapwood (born 1983), short story writer
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Jack Lasenby (1931–2019), writer for children and young adults
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John A. Lee (1891–1982), politician and writer
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Owen Leeming (born 1930), poet, playwright, radio presenter and television producer
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Michele Leggott (born 1956), poet and professor of English
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Colleen Maria Lenihan (living), short-story writer and screenwriter
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Louise Wareham Leonard (born 1965), novelist and poet
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Robert Leonard (born 1963), writer about contemporary art
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Christine Leunens (born 1964), novelist
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June Margaret Litman (1926–1991), journalist
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Elsie Locke (1912–2001), writer, historian and activist
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Terry Locke (born 1946), poet, anthologist, poetry reviewer and academic
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Iain Lonie (1932–1988), poet and historian
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Jean Lonie (1930–1997), poet and teacher
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Judith Lonie (1935–1982), poet
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Robert Lord (1945–1992), playwright
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Helen Lowe (born 1961), novelist
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Brigid Lowry (born 1953), writer for children and young adults
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Rose Lu (born 1990), essayist
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Edith Lyttleton (1873–1945), fiction writer
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Charlotte Macdonald (living), historian
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Rebecca Macfie (living), author and journalist
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Juliette MacIver (living), children's picture book author
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Jessie Mackay (1864–1938), poet and animal rights activist
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Katrine Mackay (1864–1944), journalist and cook
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Anna Mackenzie (born 1963), novelist
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Hester Maclean (1859–1932), hospital matron, editor and writer
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Shirley Maddock (1928–2001), producer, television presenter, author and actress
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Margaret Mahy (1936–2012), author of children's and young adult books
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Tina Makereti (living), novelist, essayist, short story writer, editor and creative writing teacher
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Emilie Monson Malcolm (c. 1830–1905), memoirist and housewife
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Clare Mallory (1913–1991), children's author and teacher
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Becky Manawatu (born 1982), novelist
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Jane Mander (1877–1949), novelist and journalist
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Bill Manhire (born 1946), poet, fiction writer and academic
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Frederick Edward Maning (1812–1883), settler, writer and Native Land Court judge
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Phillip Mann (born 1942), science fiction author
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Katherine Mansfield (1888–1923), short-story writer and poet
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Cecil Manson (1896–1987), non-fiction writer, children's writer, journalist and broadcaster
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Celia Manson (1908–1987), non-fiction writer, children's writer, journalist and broadcaster
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Juliet Marillier (born 1948), fantasy fiction writer
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Janice Marriott (born 1946), writer, editor, screenwriter and poet
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Ngaio Marsh (1895–1982), crime writer and theatre director
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Selina Tusitala Marsh (born 1971), poet and academic
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Owen Marshall (born 1941), fiction writer
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Talia Marshall (born 1978), essay writer, poet and short-story writer
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Mary Ann Martin (1817–1884), community leader, teacher and writer
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Bruce Mason (1921–1982), playwright
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R. A. K. Mason (1905-1971), poet
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Kāterina Mataira (1932–2011), Māori language advocate, artist and writer
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Sarah Louise Mathew (c.1805–1890), diarist
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Peta Mathias (living), food writer and television presenter
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Tina Matthews (born 1961), author, illustrator and puppet maker
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Gill Matthewson (fl. 1980s), architect, educator and writer
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Muriel May (1897–1982), writer and educationalist
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Ged Maybury (born 1953), children's book author
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Cath Mayo (living), fiction writer and musician
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Rachel McAlpine (born 1940), poet, novelist and playwright
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Janet McCallum (1947–2015), non-fiction writer and journalist
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Mary McCallum (born 1961), author and journalist
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Anthony McCarten (born 1961), novelist, playwright, television writer and filmmaker
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Sue McCauley (born 1941), fiction writer, playwright and screenwriter
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Lyn McConchie (born 1946), fiction and children's writer
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Gary McCormick (born 1951), poet and broadcaster
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Carolyn McCurdie (living), fiction writer and poet
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Jill McDonald (1927–1982), children's writer and illustrator
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Kirsten McDougall (born 1974), novelist and short story writer
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Christine McElwee (1946–2022), politician, historian, non-fiction author and teacher
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Shona McFarlane (1929–2001), artist, journalist and broadcaster
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Greg McGee (born 1950), crime writer and playwright
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Rosemary McLeod (born 1949), writer, cartoonist and columnist
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Frankie McMillan (born 1950), writer of poetry, fiction and flash fiction
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Linda McNabb (born 1963), children's author
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James McNeish (1931–2016), novelist, playwright and biographer
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Heather McPherson (1942–2017), feminist poet, publisher and editor
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Cilla McQueen (born 1949), poet
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Philippa Mein Smith (living), historian
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Courtney Sina Meredith (born 1986), poet, playwright and fiction writer
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Richard Meros (living), satirical author
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Elizabeth Messenger (1908–1965), journalist, cookery writer and crime novelist
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Rowan Metcalfe (1955–2003), fiction writer, poet and journalist
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Kyle Mewburn (born 1963), children's author
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Miriam Meyerhoff (fl. 2000s), sociolinguist and non-fiction writer
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Ian Middleton (1928–2007), novelist
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O. E. Middleton (1925–2010), fiction writer
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Karlo Mila (born 1974), poet
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Barry Mitcalfe (1930–1986), poet, editor and peace activist
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David Mitchell (1940–2011), poet, teacher and cricketer
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Antonija Mitrović (fl. 1990s), computer scientist and non-fiction writer
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Tze Ming Mok (born 1978), fiction writer and socio-political commentator
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Pérrine Moncrieff (1893–1979), author, conservationist and amateur ornithologist
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Geoff Moon (1915–2009), naturalist, ornithologist, conservationist and photographer
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Kelly Ana Morey (born 1968), novelist and poet
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Ronald Hugh Morrieson (1922–1972), fiction writer
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Paula Morris (born 1965), novelist and short-story writer
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Michael Morrissey (born 1942), poet, fiction writer and columnist
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Elsie K. Morton (1885–1968), journalist and writer
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Alan Mulgan (1881–1962), novelist, poet, journalist and broadcaster
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John Mulgan (1911–1945), novelist, poet, journalist and editor
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Jessie Munro (born 1946), writer, biographer and French teacher
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Lee Murray (born 1965), fiction writer and editor
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Shirley Murray (1931–2020), writer of hymn texts
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Margaret Mutu (living), Ngāti Kahu leader, author and academic
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Elizabeth Nannestad (born 1956), poet
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Susan Napier (born 1954), romance writer
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Sheila Natusch (1926–2017), writer, naturalist and illustrator
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Emma Neale (born 1969), novelist and poet
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Lino Nelisi (born 1952), author and educator
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John Newton (born 1959), poet
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Marjory Nicholls (1890–1930), poet, teacher and drama producer
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Jay Nieuwland (born 1990), poet
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Carl Nixon (born 1967), fiction writer and playwright
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Mikaela Nyman (born 1966), novelist, poet and journalist
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Susan Moller Okin (1946–2004), feminist political philosopher and author
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Peter Olds (1944–2023), poet
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Michael O'Leary (born 1950), publisher, poet and novelist
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Gloria Olive (1923–2006), academic mathematician and author
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W. H. Oliver (1925–2015), historian and poet
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Linda Olsson (born 1948), novelist
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Claudia Orange (born 1938), historian
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Margaret Orbell (1935–2006), author, editor and academic
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Sue Orr (born 1962), fiction writer and journalist
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Makereti Papakura (1873–1930), guide, entertainer and ethnographer
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Ruth Park (1917–2010), novelist and children's, non-fiction and radio writer
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Lorae Parry (born 1955), playwright and actor
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Lawrence Patchett (living), novelist and short story writer
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Alistair Paterson (born 1929), poet, writer and literary editor
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Justin Paton (born 1972), writer, art critic and curator
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Jenny Pattrick (born 1936), novelist
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Evelyn Patuawa-Nathan (living), poet and novelist
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Isabel Peacocke (1881–1973), teacher, novelist and broadcaster
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Helen Pearse-Otene (living), playwright, screenwriter and novelist
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Bill Pearson (1922–2002), fiction writer, essayist and critic
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Nicky Pellegrino (born 1964), novelist
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Emily Perkins (born 1970), fiction writer
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Dianne Ruth Pettis (1955–2008), novelist and journalist
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April Phillips (living), actress, playwright and singer
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Leonie Pihama (living), Māori academic
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Mark Pirie (born 1974), poet, writer, critic and anthologist
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Vivienne Plumb (born 1955), poet, playwright, fiction writer and editor
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Robert J. Pope (1865–1949), poet and songwriter
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Joanna Preston (born 1972), poet and editor
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Chris Price (born 1962), poet, editor and creative writing teacher
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Rebecca Priestley (living), academic, science historian and writer
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Erenora Puketapu-Hetet (1941–2006), weaver and author
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Elizabeth Pulford (born 1943), writer of fiction, poetry and non-fiction
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Maggie Rainey-Smith (born 1950), novelist, poet, short story writer, essayist and reviewer
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Maraea Rakuraku (living), playwright, poet, short story writer, and broadcaster
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essa may ranapiri (born 1993/4), poet and visual artist
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Charlotte Randall (living), novelist
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Beverley Randell (born 1931), children's author
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Jo Randerson (born 1973), writer, director and performer
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Lizzie Rattray (1855–1931), journalist, suffragist and welfare worker
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Gloria Rawlinson (1918–1995), poet, fiction writer and editor
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Annie Lee Rees (1864–1949), writer, teacher, lawyer and community leader
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Rosemary Frances Rees (c.1875–1963), actress, playwright, producer and novelist
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Amber Reeves (1887–1981), feminist, writer and scholar
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William Pember Reeves (1857–1932), politician, cricketer, historian and poet
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Sue Reidy (living), author and designer
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Rebecca K Reilly (born 1991), novelist
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Paddy Richardson (living), fiction writer
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Mary Richmond (1853–1949), community leader, teacher and writer
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Harry Ricketts (born 1950), poet, biographer, editor, anthologist, critic, academic, literary scholar and cricket writer
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Catherine Robertson (born 1966), novelist
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Roger Robinson (born 1939), academic, essayist, editor, runner, sportswriter and sports commentator
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Lauren Kim Roche (born 1961), author and physician
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Violet Augusta Roche (1885–1967), journalist and welfare worker
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Hilda Rollett (1873–1970), teacher, journalist and writer
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Joan Rosier-Jones (born 1940), fiction and non-fiction writer and playwright
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Tania Roxborogh (born 1965), novelist and non-fiction writer
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Fiona Samuel (born 1961), playwright, actor and director
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Maria Samuela (born 1972), short story and children's writer
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Ben Sanders (born 1989), crime writer
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Nora Sanderson (1905–1975), romance novelist, children's book writer and short-story writer
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Elspeth Sandys (born 1940), fiction writer and poet
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Frank Sargeson (1903–1982), fiction novelist
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Duncan Sarkies (living), screenwriter, playwright and fiction writer
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Nelle Scanlan (1882–1968), journalist and novelist
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Ben Schrader (born 1964), historian
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Dick Scott (1923–2020), historian and journalist
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Margaret Scott (1928–2014), writer, editor, librarian and Katherine Mansfield scholar
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Mary Scott (1888–1979), novelist and librarian
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Mary-anne Scott (living), writer, singer and musician
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Robyn Scott (born 1981), writer and entrepreneur
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Rosie Scott (1948–2017), novelist, poet, playwright, short-story writer, non-fiction writer, editor and lecturer
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William Sewell (1951–2003), poet, book reviewer and editor
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Maurice Shadbolt (1932–2004), fiction writer, autobiographer and playwright
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Iain Sharp (born 1953), poet and critic
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Helen Lilian Shaw (1913–1985), short-story writer, poet and editor
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Tina Shaw (born 1961), novelist
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Adrienne Simpson (1943–2010), broadcaster, historian, musicologist and writer
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Keith Sinclair (1922–1993), poet and historian
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Nalini Singh (born 1977), paranormal romance novelist
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Tracey Slaughter (born 1972), poet and short-story writer
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Anna Smaill (born 1979), poet and novelist
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Craig Smith (living), children's author
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Elizabeth Smither (born 1941), poet and novelist
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Kendrick Smithyman (1922–1995), poet
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Ruby Solly (born 1996), poet, academic and scriptwriter
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Laura Solomon (1974–2019), novelist, playwright and poet
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Eileen Louise Soper (1900–1989), journalist, writer and Girl Guide Commissioner
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C. K. Stead (born 1932), fiction writer, poet and literary critic
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Māmari Stephens (living), legal academic
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Adela Blanche Stewart (1846–1910), housewife and non-fiction writer
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Olga Stringfellow (born 1923), journalist and novelist
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Jacquie Sturm (1927–2009), poet, short story writer and librarian
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Terry Sturm (1941–2009), editor and academic
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Laura Jane Suisted (1840–1903), writer, journalist and parliamentary reporter
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Robert Sullivan (born 1967), poet, academic and editor
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Essie Summers (1912–1998), romance novelist
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Barbara Sumner (living), writer and film producer
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Fiona Sussman (born 1965), novelist and short story writer
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Vanda Symon (born 1969), crime writer and radio host
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Melinda Szymanik (born 1963), children's author
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Tamairangi (
fl. 1820–1828), Ngati Ira and Ngati Kuia leader and poet
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Tusi Tamasese (born 1975/6), scriptwriter
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Leilani Tamu (living), poet and politician
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Violet Targuse (1884–1937), playwright
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Anna Taylor (born 1982), short-story writer
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Apirana Taylor (born 1955), poet, novelist, performer, story-teller, musician and painter
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Chad Taylor (born 1964), fiction writer and screenwriter
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Grace Taylor (born c.1984), poet and performer
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Renée Taylor (born 1929), feminist writer and playwright
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Ngahuia Te Awekotuku (born 1949), Māori cultural academic and non-fiction writer
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Samuel Te Kani (born 1990), essayist, short-story writer and poet
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Philip Temple (born 1939), novelist, children's author and non-fiction author
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Margaret Tennant (living), historian
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Brianne Te Paa (born 1984), children's author
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Ngaire Thomas (1943–2012), memoirist
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Kirsten Moana Thompson (born 1964), academic and film writer
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Mervyn Thompson (1935–1992), academic, playwright and theatre director
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Tayi Tibble (born 1995), poet
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Ariana Tikao (born 1971), non-fiction writer, musician and research librarian
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Mona Tracy (1892–1959), children's novelist, journalist, poet and fiction writer
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Jill Trevelyan (born 1963), art curator, reviewer and author
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Chris Tse (born 1982), poet and writer
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Brian Turner (born 1944), poet, sportsman and journalist
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Hone Tuwhare (1922–2008), poet
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Makerita Urale (fl. 1990s), playwright, producer and documentary director
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Kathryn van Beek (born 1980/1981), short story writer, playwright, children's writer and illustrator
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Julius Vogel (1835–1899), politician and science-fiction novelist
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Arnold Wall (1869–1966), poet, academic, mountaineer, botanist, writer and radio broadcaster
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Dorothy Wall (1894–1942), children's author and illustrator
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Louise Wallace (born 1983), poet
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Alan Ward (1935–2014), historian and writer
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Marilyn Waring (born 1952), politician and academic in feminist economics
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Kirsten Warner (born 1956), novelist, poet and journalist
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Enga Washbourn (1908–1988), non-fiction writer
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Joy Watson (born 1938), children's author
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Richard James Waugh (born 1957), minister, historian, aviation chaplain and writer
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Ian Wedde (born 1946), poet, fiction writer and critic
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Peter Wells (1950–2019), writer, filmmaker and historian
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Albert Wendt (born 1939), poet, novelist and academic
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Joyce West (1908–1985), novelist and children's writer
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Jessie Weston (1865–1939), novelist and journalist
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Tom Weston (born 1958), poet
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Lydia Wevers (1950–2021), critic, historian and editor
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Mere Whaanga (born 1952), Māori author and historian
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Dorothy Neal White (1915–1995), librarian and writer
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Annabelle White (living), food writer
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Mabel Whitaker (1884–1976), teacher, local historian
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Emily White (1839–1936), gardener and writer
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Cherry Wilder (1930–2002), science fiction and fantasy writer
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Damien Wilkins (born 1963), fiction writer and poet
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Mark Williams (born 1951), poet, writer, academic, critic and editor
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Mona Williams (born 1943), children's author, memoirist, oral storyteller and writing teacher
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Guthrie Wilson (1914–1984), novelist and educator
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Helen Wilson (1869–1957), teacher, farmer, community leader and writer
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Iona Winter (living), poet, short fiction writer and editor
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Alison Wong (born 1960), poet and novelist
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Elizabeth Wong (living) retired official and fiction writer
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Susan Wood (1836–1880), poet and short-story writer
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Alice Woodhouse (1883–1977), librarian, journalist and broadcaster
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Sue Wootton (born 1961), poet and fiction writer
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Anne Eyre Worboys (1920–2007), romance and suspense novelist
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Niel Wright (born 1933), poet, literary critic, bibliographer and publisher
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