Emily Broadmore

Emily Makere Broadmore is a Wellington-based public relations consultant who spent her twenties working in parliament as a political advisor. She has been shortlisted twice for the Bridport Prize and once for the Commonwealth Prize. Emily is the founder and editor-in-chief of New Zealand's print-only publication Folly, an anthology of short fiction, poetry, nonfiction and art. Emily is also the founder of the Wellington Writers’ Studio, which offers affordable shared workspace for writers and creatives in a heritage building in the heart of the city. She has been widely published across NZ media. The Breakdown Clause is her first novel.