Allan Drew

Allan Drew is a PhD student at Victoria University Wellington, where he studies creative writing and English literature. His short stories and poems have been published in a number of journals and magazines, and he has won or been short-listed in several writing competitions.

On Writing

Extras: Sociology

February 17, 2016 Fiction

Scholar's Mate

We’re at it again this morning. Chess. Old Walter always grabs the white set. Says you don’t get ahead by starting second. ‘You’re at it again,’ I say.

May 18, 2016 Fiction

Anthropology

I went to the birthday party of a friend of a friend.

April 25, 2015 Fiction

Office Cockroach

Brendon sat down at his desk, turned on his computer and rubbed his index and middle fingers across his forehead. The screen lit up and said Loading 1/3 updates.