Chris Tse Collection

Chris Tse-is a writer and editor living in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington. He-studied film and English literature at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, where he also completed an MA in Creative Writing at the International Institute of Modern Letters.-He-is the author of three poetry collections published by Auckland University Press:-How to be Dead in a Year of Snakes-(winner of-the-2016-Jessie Mackay Award for Best First Book of Poetry),-HEGS SO MASC and-Super Model Minority (a finalist for the 2023 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry and longlisted at the 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards).-Alongside Emma Barnes, he edited-Out Here: An-Anthology of-Takat-pui-and LGBTQIA+-Writers from Aotearoa (Auckland University Press, 2021). In August 2022, Chris was appointed Aotearoa New ZealandGs thirteenth Poet Laureate; he completed his term in August 2025.