About

Kia ora! I’m Tate. I’m a London-based writer, producer, creative director, and literary editor originally from Aotearoa New Zealand.

Alongside Maddie Ballard, I am the lead editor of Starling, a literary journal showcasing the work of Aotearoa writers under the age of 25.

I’ve also held programming, producing, and digital marketing roles at various arts and cultural festivals, including Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival, Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival, and samesame but different; independently, I’ve produced sold-out seasons of theatre, with the debuts of both Big Time (2025) and Champions (2023) for extracurricular.

My poetry collection, Short Films, was released with Tender Press in 2022.