Member Since:
March 20, 2014
Tama Wise
Biography
Tama Wise is a Māori author of Ngāpuhi descent. He was influenced by growing up with hip hop culture, as one of a generation of urban Polynesians searching for identity. Coming to writing in his teens, he was quickly drawn to what little fiction he could find that addressed race, sexuality, and poverty in an urban setting. Since then he has told stories of this world and others, weaving love, life, and a Māori view of things.
Tama has been published both locally in New Zealand and abroad, with short stories published in the anthology Huia Short Stories 7: Contemporary Māori Fiction, and more recently the Yellow Medicine Review. He lives in Auckland with his partner and three budgies.
Tama has been published both locally in New Zealand and abroad, with short stories published in the anthology Huia Short Stories 7: Contemporary Māori Fiction, and more recently the Yellow Medicine Review. He lives in Auckland with his partner and three budgies.
Where to find Tama Wise online
Website: http://tamawise.wordpress.com/
Where to buy in print
Books
Street Dreams
by Tama Wise
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 79,800.
Language:
English.
Published: March 20, 2014
by
Bold Strokes Books.
Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen » LGBTQ+, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » General
Tyson Rua has more than his fair share of problems growing up in South Auckland. Working a night job to support his mother and helping bring up his two younger brothers is just the half of it. His best friend Rawiri is falling afoul of a broken home, and now Tyson's fallen in love at first sight.
Only thing is, it's another guy.