Jillian Sullivan
Jillian Sullivan lives in Central Otago. Her thirteen published books include essays, novels, memoir, short stories and poetry. She has a Master of Creative Writing through Massey University, teaches creative nonfiction in New Zealand (and for seven summers in America). Her awards include the Juncture Memoir Award in America, the NZ Society of Authors Beatson Fellowship, and the Kathleen Grattan Prize for a sequence of poems. Mother of five, grandmother of thirteen, co-builder of her strawbale home in the Ida Valley. Her latest book is Map for the Heart—Ida Valley Essays (Otago University Press 2020). www.jilliansullivan.co.nz
Underneath the Motherland
Forget the Empire State Building.