Anna Smaill

Anna Smaill was born in Auckland in 1979. She attended Canterbury University to study writing. She holds an MA in English Literature from the University of Auckland and an MA in Creative Writing from the Internatipnal Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington. Her first book of poetry, The Violinist in Spring was published in 2005 and was listed as one of the Best Books of 2006 by the New Zealand Listener. The Chimes is her debut novel and it made The New Zealand Best Seller List. The Chimes also won the 2016 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. She was also named an Honorary Literary Fellows in the New Zealand Society of Authors' annual Waitangi Day Honours 2016.