Ngahuia Te Awekotuku

Women of color in SF
Characters & works: Protagonists Protagonists (YA) Characters Issues & stereotypes: Black warrior woman ... Dragon lady Casting actors
Writers & other people: Writers Other creators SF people
See also: Female characters Female authors Oppressions & intersections
About the IWOCSF

Ngahuia Te Awekotuku is a Maori writer and academic. She is Professor of Research and Development at the Centre for Māori and Pacific Development Research at Waikato University. Her short story collection Ruahine: Mythic Women retells Maori folk stories from a feminist perspective and with SFnal elements.

Bibliography

Short story collections

• Tahuri (1989)
• Ruahine: Mythic Women (2001)

Non-fiction

• Mau Moko: The World of Maori Tattoo (2007)
• Mana Wahine Maori: Selected Writings on Maori Women’s Art, Culture and Politics (1991)

A complete bibliography can be found at the New Zealand Literature File, and a list of research publications at the Waikato University website.