Stephanie Johnson
Stephanie Johnson lives in Auckland and is the author of novels including The Heart’s Wild Surf (1996), and The Shag Incident (2002), judged book of the year at the 2003 national book awards. A memoir was published by Bridget Williams Books in 2016. Stephanie was born in Auckland in 1961.

Embracing the void: a powerhouse writer turns to self-publishing
Stephanie Johnson is an acclaimed, multi-award-winning New Zealand author, and also the co-founder of the Auckland Writers Festival. But could she get her latest novel published? Yeah, nah.