A writer with dark hair sitting in a cafe, holding a white coffee mug from 'Hoshino Coffee.' She is smiling softly, wearing earrings, and dressed in black. In her surroundings is a brown leather sofa, large window, and a warm-colored lamp.

Olivia is a writer and poet from Seattle. She studied English & Computer Science at Williams College before accidentally moving to Aotearoa New Zealand, where she is currently based. Her work was highly commended in the 2025 Landfall Tauraka Essay Prize.

Selected work forthcoming

A woman a wearing a beige top and gold necklace, sitting in a train carriage reading a book that obscures her face. It's Gene Tierney in the movie Leave Her to Heaven (1945) and the book is titled 'Time Without End'.

A black and white image from the film His Girl Friday (1940), starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. The couple are engaging in a humorous conversation at a desk admid old-fashioned phones and a typewriter.

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