Antony Millen

Biography

Antony Millen is a Canadian living and writing in New Zealand.

Originally from Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada, he moved to New Zealand with his wife and two children in 1997. He has lived in Taumarunui since then, working at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School and, more recently, as the head of the English department at Taumarunui High School.

During his early years in New Zealand, he wrote sporadically, but with a dream to write novels as a major part of his life-style if not as a career. In 2013, he launched his first novel, "Redeeming Brother Murrihy: The River to Hiruharama". Rather than satisfying his urge to write, releasing the book only made him hungrier to pursue his dream more enthusiastically. "Te Kauhanga: A Tale of Space(s)" is his second novel.

Smashwords Interview

Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?
I grew up in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada. My hometown, Westville, was a declining coal-mining town though I didn't realise it at the time. Small towns feature in my writing, along with more rural areas - rivers, hills, back roads. I couldn't imagine writing a story set in a city yet. When I consider childhood backstories, winter activities predominate - snow forts, pond-hockey, jumping from buildings into large snow banks. I've now lived out of Nova Scotia for almost half my life, but I still feel very much a Nova Scotian boy.
When did you first start writing?
I enjoyed writing at school and experimented with short stories in Junior High school. I kept journals even through university but wrote much more in them once I moved overseas to New Zealand. I've periodically developed short stories for my own enjoyment or for teaching. I've always wanted to write novels but have only recently been able to accomplish this.
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Books

This member has not published any books.