Jane Arthur is a writer, editor and bookseller. Her debut poetry collection, Craven (VUP), won the 2020 Jessie Mackay Prize (MitoQ Best First Book of Poetry) at the Ockham NZ Book Awards. She is co-owner and manager of Good Books, an independent Living Wage-accredited bookshop which opened in Te Aro in 2020.

Photo: Ebony Lamb

Verb Festival 2021 appearances:
Kyle Mewburn: Faking It, Sat 6 Nov, 4pm.