Cassie Hart is a Māori (Kāi Tahu, Makaawhio) writer of speculative fiction. She has published over ten novels and novellas and has had her work printed in various anthologies. She also co-edited and contributed to the Sir Julius Vogel winning benefit anthology Tales for Canterbury, has been a finalist for the Sir Julius Vogel awards many times and won it in 2022 with her novel Butcherbird. In addition, she has been a finalist for short fiction for the Australian Shadow Awards, Best Collected Work, and in 2021 she was a Hugo finalist for Best Related Work. She lives with her husband, three children, and assortment of animals in Taranaki, Aotearoa New Zealand
