Vivienne Plumb writes poetry, fiction and drama, and is based in Auckland. During 2014 she held (with Frankie McMillan) the Ursula Bethall writing residency position at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch. She has been the recipient of many awards such as the Bruce Mason Playwrighting Award, the Hubert Church Prose ‘Best First Book’ award, the Sargeson Fellowship, and a University of Iowa writing residency. She has a Doctor of Creative Arts from the University of Wollongong, Australia.