Anthony Lapwood

Lapwood's first publication was the short story "Jobs for Dreamers", in the magazine Turbine | Kapohau in 2017. Since then his stories have been published widely, including on Radio New Zealand and in The London Reader.^[1] He has presented at several writers' festivals including the Auckland Writers Festival and the Samesame But Different Festival for LGBTQIA+ writers.^[1][2]

His short story collection, Home Theatre, was published by Te Herenga Waka University Press in 2022.^[3] It won the Hubert Church Prize for Fiction at the 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, awarded to the best first book, and was a finalist in the 2023 Sir Julius Vogel Awards.^[1] A review in Landfall called it a "beautifully crafted and empathetic debut collection".^[4] The judges' comments for the Hubert Church Prize described it as "unfailingly inventive", saying that Lapwood:^[5]

... writes skilfully in all genres, ranging smoothly from domestic stories to science fiction to love stories to historical fiction, and sometimes all four at once. He demonstrates a keen interest in technology, both contemporary and of the past. Lapwood’s writing is sophisticated and of great promise.

On 6 July 2023 Creative New Zealand announced that Lapwood is the 2023 recipient of the Louis Johnson New Writer's Bursary.^[6]

• Official website
• Profile on Read NZ Te Pou Muramura
• "The Difficult Art of Bargaining", short story by Lapwood, published by Newsroom
• "Jack", short story by Lapwood, recording for Radio New Zealand
• Author interview with Wellington City Libraries