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Anna Woods

Anna Woods is an award winning writer from Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland, whose short fiction has been published in a range of journals and anthologies. She has been the recipient of various prizes, residencies and mentorships, including winning the Sargeson Prize, and being shortlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. LIT is her first novel.

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LIT

Anna Wood's debut novel, LIT, is a literary-suspense thriller about Gin, an architect on the brink. LIT, the Auckland-based practice she shares with her girlfriend, Clary, has been precarious since their third partner—Clary’s ex, Billy—disappeared, presumed dead. Now, several years later, LIT’s financial problems and Gin’s personal debts are snowballing. When…
Anna Woods
June 8, 2026
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Whales

The cinderblock toilets were painted a childish blue, a ribbon unfurling. The grey heads of whales and their tails, shaped like upturned anchors, broke the surface. Each head had a single black eye, drawn in a straight stroke. Every so often, a drooping m had been painted in white. I…
Anna Woods
November 7, 2018