![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gina, who studied law at the University of Auckland in the late eighties and was admitted to the bar in 1991, was always interested in writing. Gina, who is of Fijian, Scottish and Welsh descent, is looking forward to linking up with First Nations authors and Pasifika writers, as well as working on her new book, which, like her newly released novel Na Viro (Fijian for whirlpool), will also be a science fiction fantasy novel and a work of Pasifika futurism. “We will be thrilled to meet her and have her here for the Blue Mountains Writers’ Festival.” Varuna’s creative director Amy Sambrooke says the opportunity to connect Gina with First Nations writers and with Pasifika writers in Western Sydney was too good to pass up. Gina will spend four weeks at the Varuna National Writers’ House in Katoomba, New South Wales, thanks to the Michael King Writers Centre in association with Varuna, which is the foremost institution for literature development in Australia. The celebrated author, known for her Pasifika futurist science fiction, is heading off to Australia’s Blue Mountains this September after being awarded an inaugural writers’ residency. Despite dedicating more than 30 years of her life to law, University of Auckland alumna and Ockham New Zealand winner Gina Cole is unlikely to return to practising anytime soon. ![]()
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