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Kate Mahony

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Kate Mahony lives in Aotearoa New Zealand. She has been writing for most of her life, in journalism and as a short story and flash fiction writer. Her short stories and flash fiction have been published widely, both in New Zealand and internationally. A number have been shortlisted and longlisted for international competitions, including the Bridport UK, and the Fish Short Story Competition (Ireland). For the latter, she was invited to read her short-listed story from the Fish Publishing anthology during a launch at the West Cork Literary Festival in Bantry, Cork.

She has an MA in Creative Writing from the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington. During the MA course she switched from writing short stor ...more

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	Secrets of the Land 3.74 avg rating — 170 ratings — 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
	Tales for Canterbury: Survival, Hope, Future by J.C. Hart (Goodreads Author) (editor), Anna Caro (Goodreads Author) (editor), Simon Petrie (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.23 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2011	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
	Bonsai: Best Small Stories from Aotearoa New Zealand by Michelle Elvy (Editor), Frankie McMillan (Editor), James Norcliffe (Editor) 4.06 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2018	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
	Perfectly Formed: 10 New Short Stories: An Anthology of new shorts from some of the most exciting new writers around. by Various, Ava Ming, Rosanne Dingli (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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Kate Mahony liked Nicole's review of Secrets of the Land: "What a book! Secrets of the Land shares the perspective of three characters: Michael, Imogen and Aoife. I really enjoyed Imogen a lot and all the struggles she runs into. The author did such an amazing job introducing me to a part of history I really" Read more of this review »
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Kate Mahony and 34 other people liked Sharon's review of Secrets of the Land: "Secrets of the Land by Kate Mahony is a compelling read and a little different to what I normally read. The history throughout this novel is interesting as well as the places that are mentioned. New Zealand is a place I would like to visit one day. W" Read more of this review »
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Kate Mahony liked Elizabeth Julian's review of Secrets of the Land: "I loved this novel with its very carefully crafted and skilful movement between a complicated past and present, historical accuracy and fiction, cultural milieus, and various locations. It kept me engrossed from beginning to end, especially as my own" Read more of this review »
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