About Jolisa Gracewood...
Jolisa Gracewood was born in Dunedin and has been heading steadily northward ever since. In January 2004 she moved from New York City to New Haven, Connecticut, with her astrophysicist partner and the eponymous Busytot. He is now an enormous six year old, and answers to Brubba when prodded by Our Baby Who Does Not Like To Nap.
Jolisa has a PhD in Comparative Literature from Cornell University, which makes her comparatively literate. She was named Reviewer of the Year at the 2006 New Zealand Book Awards.
Also in 2006, her short story "Dead Letters" was made into an award-winning short film by Quarter Acre Pictures.
She has taught non-fiction writing at Yale University, co-edited two collections of Japanese literature for beginners, and is editing the autobiography of television pioneer, radio legend and historian, Shirley Maddock.