Diane Brown’s publications include two collections of poetry (Before The Divorce We Go To Disneyland, Tandem 1997—winner of the NZSA Best First Book of Poetry at the Montana Book Awards 1997; Learning to Lie Together, Godwit 2004), two novels (If The Tongue Fits, Tandem 1999; Eight Stages of Grace, Random 2002—a verse novel which was a finalist in the Montana Book Awards 2003), and a travel memoir (Liars and Lovers, Random 2004). She was a Buddle Findlay Sargeson Fellow in 1997. A prose/poetic work, Here Comes Another Vital Moment was published by Godwit (Random House) in 2006. She is currently writing a novel, Hooked and is the co-ordinator and tutor for Creative Writing at Aoraki Polytechnic in Dunedin. |