Tina Makereti author biography, plus links to books by Tina Makereti.

Tina Makereti

Tina Makereti writes novels, short stories, and personal essays, and co-edited Black Marks on the White Page, an anthology that celebrates Maori and Pasifika writing. She has received numerous awards for her fiction and creative nonfiction, including the 2016 Pacific region Commonwealth Writers Short Story Prize and two Nga Kupu Ora Maori fiction awards, and has been longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award twice. She is a New Zealander of Te Atiawa, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Ngati Rangatahi-Mata descent.

This biography was last updated on 09/23/2025.

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