Bronwyn Elsmore is a New Zealand writer who has written over a wide range of genres, fiction and non-fiction, and is the author of a large number of published works - books, short stories, articles, and more; with plays staged in New Zealand theatres. She has won several short story competitions, playwriting competitions, and earned other writing awards. She has a Ph.D. from Victoria University of Wellington and has also written academic works. She lives in Auckland, where she is a full-time writer, now preferring to write fiction and plays. See www.flaxroots.com