I write suspenseful, character-driven contemporary women’s fiction. Sometimes there’s a bit of romance in there too!
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AVERIL’S WRITING
“The characters and setting were vivid, the dialogue was beautifully executed … Present tense … added a sense of immediacy and tension that brought this story alive.”
– Judge’s Report, Ethel Webb Bundell Literary Awards 2024, Society of Women Writers WA
“… you can sense the personalities at play and the gentle banter bubbling away. Humorous and human…”
– Australian Writers’ Centre
“The judges praised your complex characters, the physical details concretely rendered, with excellent dialogue that brought them to life.”
– Tasmanian Writers’ Prize
“… moody, evocative and gritty …”
“The characters and plot are dynamic.”
“… clever and feasible …”
– Writers Victoria MS Assessment
The dialogue … is sharp, revealing and keeps the plot moving.”
“… dark-hearted, atmospheric, and brooding …”
– New Zealand Society of Authors MS Assessment
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
I respectfully acknowledge and recognise the Wurundjeri and Bunurong Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of this land and pay respect to their Elders, past, present and future. Always was, always will be.
I also acknowledge Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the foundational document of Aotearoa New Zealand. I honour tangata whenua and uphold their enduring tino rangatiratanga over their lands, waters and taonga.