Dominic Hoey is a poet, author and playwright based in Auckland,
New Zealand.
His debut novel Iceland was a New Zealand bestseller, long-listed
for the 2018 Ockham Book Award and his short story 1986 won the
2021 Sunday Star Times Short Story Award. His latest poetry
collection I Thought We'd Be Famous was released in October
2019.
Dominic has written and performed two one-person hit shows about
his bone disease and his inability to get arts funding.
In a former life, Dominic was an MC battle and slam-poetry
champion.
Through his Learn To Write Good creative writing course, Dominic
has taught hundreds of students around the world how to think
dyslexic. He also works with young people through the Atawhai
program, teaching art, yoga and meditation to help them with their
mental health and self-esteem.
Currently he lives with a small, vicious dog and dreams of one day
owning an animal rescue farm.
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