About 

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Tania is a New Zealand author who writes for both adults and children. Her work in education has always involved writing, but it's through creative writing she finds the joy of storytelling.

 

Tania has had stories awarded or shortlisted in national and international competitions including the Sargeson Prize, Katherine Mansfield Sparkling Prose, Te Tau Ihu NZSA Short Story Awards, Bridport Prize and The Plaza Prizes. She is also published in Headland: Literary Frontiers & Emerging Voices, and Flash Frontier.
 

In 2026 she is completing her Master of Arts in Creative Writing at the International Institute of Modern Letters, exploring themes of connection/disconnection.​

 

Tania also writes and collects picture books. She re-discovered their magic through reading to her two boys when they were small. She loves the unique interplay of word and image, and the power of children's books to speak to all ages. 

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She finds memory, place, light and texture rich sources for feeding the imagination. She grew up in Tāmaki Makaurau-Auckland, and now lives in Whakatū-Nelson where rolling hills and river valleys meet the ocean. 

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