Louise Wallace – five questions for the Ash author

Ash author Louise Wallace discusses her debut novel, what she's learned as a writer, and the link between novels and poetry.
Louise Wallace, author of Ash. Image supplied.

New Zealand writer Wallace is the author of four collections of poems, including This Is a Story About Your Mother, published in 2023. She is the founder and editor of Starling, an online journal showcasing the work of young writers from Aotearoa New Zealand, and the editor of Ōrongohau | Best New Zealand Poems 2022.

Her debut novel Ash, published on 2 September, features the following blurb:

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Paul Dalgarno is author of the novels A Country of Eternal Light (2023) and Poly (2020); the memoir And You May Find Yourself (2015); and the creative non-fiction book Prudish Nation (2023). He is Head of Content at ArtsHub & ScreenHub. Insta: @dalgarnowrites