Paula Morris (Ngati Wai) is the author of three novels - Queen of Beauty, Hibiscus Coast, and Trendy But Casual. Her short story collection, Forbidden Cities, was shortlisted for best book in the 2009 Commonwealth Writers' Prize (SE Asia/Pacific region). Paula, a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, was the 2008 Buddle Findlay Sargeson Fellow. She teaches creative writing at Tulane University, New Orleans.