Owen Trevor Smith

OWEN TREVOR SMITH

I now live on the Kapiti Coast of the North Island of beautiful New Zealand but I have lived and worked for many years in Australia, England, Germany and Switzerland.

I grew up in the small village of Paekakariki, only 10km from where I now live, and graduated with degrees in Psychology and Education from Victoria University of Wellington. I'm retired now (apart from my writing) and previously worked as a software engineer in fields such as Law Enforcement, NZ Defence Force, Broadcasting, Insurance, & Land Transport.

I share my home with two dogs (Harry and Jacko) and three guitars (not named). I’ve travelled throughout the world for extensive periods of time and I’ve sailed the Atlantic from England to Brazil in my 41-foot ketch ‘Adastra’.

I have written and published poems (that rhyme!), short fiction in diverse genres, children’s stories, and a two-act play (which has been performed! :-) ).

My first novel LINDISFARNE: Fury of the Northmen was published in 2018.

The Pharaoh of Venice (Book One of Tales of a Minor God) was published in 2019.

WESTERLING: Prince of Wessex, the sequel to Lindisfarne: Fury of the Northmen was published in August 2023..