Marnie Walters is a Dunedin-based writer of creative non-fiction and memoir. She grew up on the shore of Lake Tikitapu in Rotorua, where her parents ran the Blue Lake Holiday Camp. In 2010 she completed a BA in English, minoring in Writing, at the University of Otago then went on to work in communications in the not-for-profit sector. Marnie has worked with people with disabilities, young people experiencing homelessness, families in extreme poverty and survivors of human trafficking and she has learned some hard lessons along the way.  After four years working in Cambodia, Marnie has returned to a quieter life in Dunedin where she hoards succulents, attempts home DIY and works at the university. She is driven by the power of story-telling to generate empathy and create change. Marnie’s current project is a reflection on her experiences in Cambodia in the wider context of her own intermingled privilege and challenges growing up in New Zealand.

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