Bronwyn Tate

Bronwyn Tate marked out her territory in New Zealand fiction: subtle tales about people living in semirural settlements on the edges of towns, with connections to outlier cities.

Her first novel, Leaving for Townsville, was published in 1997. A complex and imaginative book, it was greeted with critical acclaim. Russian Dolls (1999), Halfway to Africa (2002) and Lily's Cupola (2003) soon followed.

Her short stories have been broadcast on National Radio, Concert FM, and the BBC World Service and published in periodicals. A collection of her short stories was shortlisted in the Reed Fiction Award in 1993.She taught creative writing at Massey University from 2002, and reviewed New Zealand fiction for a variety of publications.

Brownyn Tate died in Palmerston North in February 2005.