Kirsten McDougall is the author of two books of fiction: Tess, a gothic novella shortlisted for the Ngaio Marsh Awards and long listed for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards; and The Invisible Rider, a series of interconnected stories. She has been awarded a Michael King Writers Centre residency and the Creative New Zealand Louis Johnson Writers Bursary.
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