Amber Esau is the author of Hungus, her debut poetry collection published earlier this year, and co-editor of a queer poetry anthology, Spoiled Fruit (2023). She has performed her poetry extensively, and her work has been published in various journals and anthologies in Aotearoa-New Zealand. She is working on a mixed media speculative fantasy novel set in the South Pacific.  

Her participation is made possible by a grant from Creative New Zealand.