Nick Rameka


Biography

Nick Rameka was born in New Zealand in 1974 to a Maori father and white Australian mother.

After completing a Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing and a Bachelor Degree (majoring in Literary Studies), Nick worked in advertising as a copywriter.

He has published works in the literary journals Core, Dreadlocks and the Deakin Literary Society magazine.

At present he is studying for his Masters of Business Administration and works full-time as a Marketing Manager.

He lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his wife and 3 sons.

Books

Caught by the Dawn    by Nick Rameka
Price: Free! 10580 words. Published on September 8, 2012. Fiction.

Tama is a university drop out. He lives in a caravan with his uncle and smokes dope on the job with his other uncle. Life is day to day, hand to mouth, bong to mouth, fantasy to fantasy... But today is different. Today is the fork in the road: drift, perservere or fade away?
Centre Of Everlasting Joy    by Nick Rameka
Price: Free! 13350 words. Published on August 18, 2012. Fiction.

A secretive dope smoker fretting for his heathen wife. A grieving widow searching for solace in the midst of a happy clappy people. A serial snorer. A disillusioned dish pick. A pay rise miraculously multiplied at the casino. These are the stories of ordinary people grappling with the bitter here-and-now in hope of a sweet hereafter.
The Thug Gets It    by Nick Rameka
Price: Free! 2590 words. Published on August 18, 2012. Fiction.

Tony lives in Tranquility Falls - a "soulless landscape", which has Tony questioning his decision to move to the fringes in search of the luxury that inner suburbia refused him. Then a knock on the door and suddenly life in Tranquility Falls is anything but tranquil.

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