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Dominic Hoey (born 1977) is a prize-winning author and musician based in Auckland, New Zealand.[1][2] Much of his writing deals with working class challenges of poverty[3] and illness, including living with a debilitating bone disease.[4][5]
Hoey's first creative outlet was as an MC named Tourettes, performing from the early 2000s across New Zealand and Australia.[6][7] He began working with marginalised youth in 2014, as well as teaching creative writing.[8]
Though he had previously self-released a range of lyrics and stories, his debut novel, Iceland, was released in 2017 by Steel Roberts[9] and was long-listed for the Jann Medlicott Award for Fiction at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.[10]
Dead Bird Books was created by Hoey and Samuel Walsh in 2018.[11] In speaking about the founding of the publishing group, co-founder Walsh said "we both had experience in publishing records, so we thought, let’s put out books like we’d put out a record and see what happens."[12] The press has released a range of short story collections and poetry and were short-listed for the Mary and Peter Biggs poetry prize at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards for Mohamed Hassan's 2021 National Anthem.[13] A collection of poems, I Thought We'd Be Famous was released in 2019 with Dead Bird Books.
Poor People with Money was published by Penguin in 2022 and was widely acclaimed, with one reviewer saying as "Poor People With Money is so rich and madly entertaining that I'm just going to read it again, immediately, as should you" with the book being described as "the year's most exciting novel"[14] and "a sharp jab from the heart of life on the poverty line in Aotearoa."[15] The book had been described as one of the year's best[16] and, on its exclusion from the Book Awards, one reviewer noted that it was "a terrific novel of pace and tightly controlled chaos, with a unique voice, empathy and humour."[17]
In a 2023 interview, Hoey described the challenges and benefits of his dyslexia. He also discussed his role as a creative writing teacher for students who don't fit the traditional university style.[18] Hoey wrote, "If you’re poor, working class, neurodivergent, disabled or not formally educated, It really feels like you’re not part of the club."[18]
Penguin is slated to release Hoey's next novel, Homesickness, in 2024[18] and he is working on a subsequent novel, called Port.[18]
References
- ↑ Dennett, Kelly (2022-09-24). "All the ways Dominic Hoey learned to be a writer". Stuff. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ "Self-portrait: Dominic Hoey". Newsroom. 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ Cronin, Aimee. "Metro —". www.metromag.co.nz. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ Screen, NZ On. "Loading Docs 2017 - #Losing | Web | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ "Dominic Hoey: a prisoner in my own body". RNZ. 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ "Tourettes - a wordsmith in two worlds". NZ Herald. 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ "Dominic "Tourettes" Hoey - AudioCulture". www.audioculture.co.nz. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ Kerr-lazenby, Mina (2019-08-01). "Meet Dominic Hoey and Tom Scott, the two lyrical wordsmiths making a difference in the music world". Denizen. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ "Nobody Ever Really Leaves". Landfall. 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ "What life is like as a young struggling creative". RNZ. 2022-08-07. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ Walsh, Dominic Hoey and Samuel (2021-02-24). "The fine art of naming your indie publishing house". The Spinoff. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ Geoghegan, Chloe. "A Scene Is Only As Good As You Make It". Pantograph Punch. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ "National Anthem by Mohamed Hassan". Academy of New Zealand Literature. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ "Self-portrait: Dominic Hoey". Newsroom. 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ Hoey, Dominic (2022-08-16). "'Susan, you big bitch': An excerpt from Poor People With Money by Dominic Hoey". The Spinoff. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ "Xmas: the best fiction of 2022". Newsroom. 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ Mabey, Claire (2023-02-02). "Behold: The longest Ockham New Zealand Book Awards longlist… ever!". The Spinoff. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 "Dyslexic given 40K to write novel". Newsroom. 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
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