ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Emile Hofstede was born in Ontario, Canada to post-war Dutch immigrants in 1964. She obtained an MSC in Ecology and a BA in Education and worked in both fields before leaving home to experience more of the world. One day she landed in Golden Bay and has not left yet. Her time there has been significantly marked by seasonal homesickness, life in an intentional community, and the death of her partner from cancer. She is nonetheless, a contented resident of New Zealand. This year she completed the MA in Creative Writing at the IIML.