Emma Barnes (Pākehā, they/them) lives and writes in Pōneke | Wellington. They released their first book last year I Am In Bed With You (AUP 2021). Since 2019 they've been working with Chris Tse on an anthology of LGBTQIA+ and Takatāpui writing that was released in 2021 by AUP. They work in tech and spend a lot of time picking up heavy things and putting them back down again.

Verb Reader & Writers Festival 2022 appearances:
Show Ponies, Fri 4 Nov, 7:30pm & 9pm.

Books