Ruby Macomber is an award-winning poet, essayist and creative non-fiction writer of Te Moana-Nui-a Kiwa — Rotuma. She is the 2023 Writer in Residence at NZYWF, and facilitates Te Kāhui, an Indigenous creative writing kaupapa grounded in equitable and accessible opportunities for young people. She currently resides in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa.