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Tama Wise

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Born

in New Zealand

Website

http://tamawise.wordpress.com

Influences

James Earl Hardy, David Lynch, among many. ...more

Member Since

June 2007

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Tama Wise is a Māori author of Ngāpuhi descent. He was influenced by growing up with hip hop culture, as one of a generation of urban Polynesians searching for identity. Coming to writing in his teens, he was quickly drawn to what little fiction he could find that addressed race, sexuality, and poverty in an urban setting. Since then he has told stories of this world and others, weaving love, life, and a Māori view of things.

Tama has been published both locally in New Zealand and abroad, with short stories published in the anthology Huia Short Stories 7: Contemporary Māori Fiction, and more recently the Yellow Medicine Review. He lives in Auckland with his partner and three budgies. His first novel, Street Dreams, is due for release March 2 ...more

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Average rating: 3.89 · 46 ratings · 14 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Street Dreams 3.87 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kiwi Writers Challenge Collection by J.C. Hart (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Gay Cheesmur (Contributor), Anna Caro (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Tama’s Quotes

“I imagine I was always writing. Twaddle it was, too. But better far write twaddle or anything, anything, than nothing at all.”
― Katherine Mansfield

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message 5: by Tama

Mar 14, 2012 11:57AM

Thanks for the congrats and love all the same! And thanks for spreading the word. I miss Tyson too, but I know he's doing well.

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message 4: by Laura

Mar 14, 2012 11:53AM

Hi! I have on my calendar the 27th of March as a street date for Street Dreams. Ugh! So sorry---I would have sent love and congrats your way yesterday! It came out on the 13th??!!! Congratulations! I loved it and will spread the word! :D I still miss Tyson.

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message 3: by Tama

Nov 26, 2011 09:22PM

Sweet! Be interested to hear what you think of it when you're done.

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message 2: by Laura

Nov 26, 2011 09:16PM

Hi Tama-- Thank you for the add & the recommendation! I’m looking forward to reading B-Boy!

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message 1: by Ed

Dec 14, 2008 04:32PM