Madison Hamill

Author | Editor

Kia ora!
I am an author based in Pōneke/Wellington, Aotearoa where I also operate a vegan donut stand, edit award-winning books and enjoy stand-up comedy, scuba diving and painting portraits of my friends. I established myself as a personal essayist but I'm currently writing fiction for my PhD in creative writing.

Writing

I am represented by Nadine Ruben-Nathan at High Spot Literary. My second book is currently in the market for a publisher. What I've Been Up To is a funny, sexy novel about an autistic office worker who made dating her special interest and found herself through polyamory.

You can purchase my debut book Specimen: Personal Essays in print or ebook format through my publisher, Te Herenga Waka University Press.Winner of the E.H. McCormick Prize for Best First Book of Non-Fiction, 2021 Ockham NZ Book Awards.
Shortlisted for the General Nonfiction Award 2021 Ockham NZ Book Award.
‘I never felt that I was looking at fine writing – only at astonishing writing.’ —Elizabeth Knox'Madison Hamill writes with rare precision and bravery. Also she’s hilarious.' —Catherine Woulfe, The Spinoff

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Editing

I am a professional book editor with 7+ years of experience in a broad range of publications.My rates are $60 per hour for prose, and I provide estimates on request, with small sample edits for larger projects.I specialise in developmental and copy-editing and work with memoir, fiction, children's fiction, general non-fiction including academic, and poetry. I especially love working with first-time authors.My editing practice is guided by honesty, inclusivity, and putting the author's voice first.

Contact

Contact me at [email protected]

What am I up to now?

I'm currently booking editing clients for mid-2027 onward. Please get in touch to reserve a slot.I've just returned from a writer's residency at Chateau d'Orquevaux, France. I'm working on poetry, a short story collection, a novel about time travel, and research about the 'carrier bag' form of the novel, and how to decenter the hero.I would love to collaborate on a writing project. My current writing interests include: neurodivergent literary forms, queer, polyamorous erotic memoir, dry observational humour, surrealism, whimsy, maximalist world-building, social meaning-making, autism, animal consciousness, social justice and naked mole rats.