Emma Neale

Emma Neale is the author of seven novels, seven poetry collections, and a short story collection, and is a former editor of Landfall. She has received numerous awards, including the Lauris Edmond Memorial Award (2020) and the Janet Frame Prize (2025), with her latest poetry collection Liar, Liar, Lick, Spit winning the Peter and Mary Biggs Poetry Prize. She lives in Ōtepoti/Dunedin, where she works as a freelance editor.