Craig Gamble



Craig Gamble graduated with an MA in Creative Writing with Distinction from Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington in 2014. His MA thesis The Watchlist won the Adam Foundation Prize in the same year.

His short story 'The Rule of Twelfths' appeared in Monsters in the Garden: An Anthology of Aotearoa New Zealand Science Fiction and Fantasy published in 2020. In 2021 he edited Middle Distance: Long Stories of Aotearoa New Zealand, an anthology of long form stories that included a wide variety of genres and styles.

'Middle Distance is that rare creature in the world of long (short) fiction, bringing together the vistas and flavours of both the fantastic and the sharply real, showcasing the breadth of this country's writing talent and the depth of our stories, and threading them seamlessly together. Ka mau te wehi!' —Greg Fleming, Kete

Craig was awarded a Michael King Emerging Writers residency in 2022. He worked as Publishing Manager at Te Herenga Waka University Press for over 20 years and in the book trade for more than 25 years. He is co-owner of Archetype Book Agents an independent publisher's agency representing local and overseas publishers.