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Tusiata Avia

Author of Wild Dogs Under My Skirt

8+ Works 41 Members 0 Reviews

Works by Tusiata Avia

Wild Dogs Under My Skirt (2004) 10 copies

Fale Aitu = Spirit House (2016) 10 copies

The Savage Coloniser Book (2021) 10 copies

Bloodclot (2009) 4 copies

Big Fat Brown Bitch (2024) 3 copies

Rat and octopus : a tale from Sāmoa (2018) 2 copies

This is a photo of my house 1 copy

The Savage Coloniser 1 copy

Associated Works

Mauri Ola: Contemporary Polynesian Poems (2010) — Contributor — 12 copies

Another English: Anglophone Poems from Around the World (Poets in the World) (2014) — Contributor — 10 copies

Headlands : new stories of anxiety (2019) — Contributor — 6 copies

Ko Aotearoa Tatou/We Are New Zealand: An Anthology (2021) — Contributor — 3 copies

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(MISSING TAGS) (2) first book (1) literature (1) Moana (1) New Zealand (2) New Zealand literature (1) New Zealand poetry (5) Pacific (1) Pasifika (1) Pasifika poetry (3) poetry (9) Polynesian (1) Polynesian poetry (2) read in 2017 (1) RNZ Short Story Club (1) Samoa (1) study (1) to-read (1) unread (1) women poets (2)

Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1966
Gender: female
Nationality: New Zealand
Places of residence: Christchurch, New Zealand
Education: Victoria University of Wellington (MA|Creative Writing|2002)
Occupations: poet
performer
writer
Awards and honors: Fulbright Pacific Artist Fellowship
Janet Frame Literary Trust Award
New Zealand Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement (2023)

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Awards

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Ockham New Zealand Book Award

Big Fat Brown Bitch (Longlist – Poetry – 2024)

The Savage Coloniser Book (Winner – Poetry – 2021)

Fale Aitu = Spirit House (Shortlist – Poetry – 2017)

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Statistics

Works: 8
Also by: 4
Members: 41
Popularity: #363,652
Rating: 3.9

ISBNs: 7

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