About the Author

Peter Wells is notable for his commitment to social change, whether writing one of the earliest pieces of gay fiction in which a NZ author published under his own name, or writing and directing the documentary 'The Mighty Civic' which helped stop the demolition of Auckland's Civic Theatre. In 1998, along with Stephanie Johnson, he founded the phenomenally successful Auckland Writers Festival. He is an award winning author and filmmaker and was awarded Member of the Order of New Zealand for services to film and literature.