50 Word Biography:
AJ Fitzwater lives in Christchurch, New Zealand. They have published a variety of short fiction, and their books are “No Man’s Land” and “The Voyages of Cinrak the Dapper”. They are a Sir Julius Vogel Award winner, graduate of Clarion 2014, and were Artist in Residence at The Christchurch Arts Centre 2021. They tweet @AJFitzwater
100 Word Biography:
AJ Fitzwater lives between the cracks of Christchurch, New Zealand. Their short fiction has appeared in venues such as Clarkesworld, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Shimmer, and Fireside Fiction. They are the author of rodent pirate escapades in The Voyages of Cinrak the Dapper, and the WW2 land girls shape-shifter novella No Man’s Land. They are a Sir Julius Vogel Award winner, graduate of the Clarion SFF Writers Workshop 2014, and were Artist in Residence at The Christchurch Arts Centre 2021. They enjoy maintaining a collection of bow ties. A unicorn disguised in a snappy blazer, they tweet @AJFitzwater
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