Dominic Hoey

Dominic Hoey is a poet, author and small dog owner based in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa.

His three novels, Iceland, Poor People With Money and 1985, were New Zealand bestsellers. Iceland and 1985 were both longlisted for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. He has also released four poetry collections, including I Thought We’d Be Famous and The Dead Are Always Laughing at Us. In 2021 his short story 1986 won the Sunday Star-Times Short Story Award.

In a former life Dominic released four rap albums and was both an MC battle and slam poetry champion. His poetry has been performed across Australia, Europe, the UK, Japan, Canada and the United States.

Dominic is also the founder of Learn To Write Good, a creative writing programme that teaches craft to people without access to formal education. Since 2017 he has taught thousands of students across Aotearoa and overseas.