Robert Metcalf

Robert Metcalf is a fiction writer from Wellington. His short stories have appeared in Ghost Parachute, Headland, JAAM and Takahe. He was the writer-in-residence at the Kerouac House in Orlando, Florida, during the winter of 2014-15. His first collection of short stories, The City Limits, was published in November 2021.

Genre:

    Skills:

    • Fiction
    • Short Stories

    Branch:

    Wellington

    Location:

    Lower Hutt

    Publications:

    The City Limits: Stories

    The stories of The City Limits depict people at a point of change and reflection in Wellington, a city bounded by hills and sea.

    Some imagine a world beyond the hills, as a teenage girl catches a glimpse of another life at a carnival, and a school-leaver dreams of a future in New York. Other stories ask if 'you can't go home again' - from a visitor stirring up memories of Wellington for a woman in London, to a man struggling with a return to his home town. Children see the adults around them in a different light, others contend with the daily demands of the city and older people watch as the place they remember transforms into something they no longer recognise.

    The City Limits is available here.