Jillian Sullivan lives in the Ida Valley, Central Otago. Last year she received the NZSA Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship to write about place. Her published books include creative non-fiction, novels, short story collections and poetry. She teaches writing in New Zealand and America. Her awards include the Highlights Fiction Award in America, and the Kathleen Grattan Prize for poetry. Her latest book is the memoir A Way Home, on building her strawbale home. www.jilliansullivan.co.nz