About Sue

Sue Wootton is an award-winning poet and fiction writer whose work has been widely published and anthologized.

Her work includes three collections of poetry (Hourglass, Magnetic South and By Birdlight) and the children’s book Cloudcatcher.

Email: sue(AT)suewootton.co.nz

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Sue's work

Sue is an experienced and well-regarded performer of her poetry. She also is an editor and creative writing tutor. Her expertise includes:

• Creative writing workshops
• Narration (film & radio)
• Editing (particularly non-fiction; academic,scientific,biography)
• Poetry readings (libraries, schools, hospitals, etc)

What others say

"Wootton makes the words shimmy with fresh metaphors, the unspoken, the sound of the everyday." - Paula Green, NZ Books Autumn 2009

"... …one of our most versatile and exuberant poets." - James Norcliffe, Takahe 65, 2008

"Tough poems, beautiful poems, menacing poems, witty poems." - Joanna Preston, A Fine Line, NZ Poetry Society 2008

"It takes subtle control, linguistic dexterity and a big heart to come up with such stuff." - Bernadette Hall, Aoraki Competition 2008