Dr Gina Cole (MNZM) is a writer of Fijian and Pakehā descent living in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Massey University and is an Honorary Fellow of Writing at the University of Iowa. Gina has published two books, along with along with numerous works of short fiction, poetry, essays and reviews. Her debut short story collection, Black Ice Matter (Huia, 2016), won the Hubert Church Prize for Best First Book Fiction at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards in 2017. Bio and image courtesy of Read NZ.