Debut Mondays

Amy May Nunn has been published in various Melbourne and London literary journals, including Voiceworks, Verandah and Island. She placed third in the John Marsden prize for poetry and receiving the Mathew Rocca poetry award in 2009. Amy is currently completing her third year studying professional and creative writing.

In 2011, Favel Parrett's career was launched with her critically acclaimed debut Past the Shallows. A heart-breaking novel, it was sold internationally, shortlisted in the prestigious Miles Franklin Award and won the Dobbie Literary Award. Favel herself won the ABIA Newcomer of the Year Award in 2012. Her next novel, When the Night Comes, was also critically acclaimed and further consolidated Favel's reputation with booksellers and readers. Favel's short stories have been published in various journals including Island, Griffith Review and Wet Ink. There Was Still Love is Favel's eagerly awaited third novel.

Born in New Zealand, Hannah Tunnicliffe is a self-confessed nomad – she has lived in Australia, England, Macau and, memorably, a campervan named Fred. A career in Human Resources and Career Coaching has been put on the backburner to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. She currently lives in Vancouver, Canada with her husband, Matthew and her daughter, Wren. The Colour of Tea is her first novel.

Alison Wong is a New Zealander based in Geelong. Her novel, As the Earth Turns Silver, won the 2010 New Zealand Post Book Award for Fiction and was shortlisted for the 2010 Australian Prime Minister’s Literary Award.

Her poetry collection, Cup, was shortlisted for the Best First Book for Poetry at the 2007 Montana New Zealand Book Awards. She is working on a family memoir.