Anna Smaill

Anna Smaill is a New Zealand poet and novelist whose novel Bird Life is a work of literary fiction that explores memory, loss, music and the natural world with poetic precision and emotional depth. Smaill's writing is characterised by its lyrical quality, its attention to sound and rhythm, and its ability to create vivid, sensory-rich prose that reflects her background as both a poet and a musician. Her previous novel The Chimes was a critically acclaimed speculative fiction work set in a future London where memory has been erased and music serves as the primary means of communication. Smaill was born in Auckland and has lived in London and Tokyo, experiences that inform the international sensibility of her fiction. She holds an MA in creative writing and has published poetry collections alongside her novels. Her work has been nominated for major literary awards and has been praised for its originality and beauty. The audiobook edition brings her exquisite, musically influenced prose to listeners who appreciate literary fiction that engages all the senses and pushes the boundaries of what novels can do.