Lawrence Patchett is a New Zealand novelist, short story writer, and editor. His book of short stories, ''I Got His Blood on Me'', won the Best First Book award at the 2013 New Zealand Post Book Awards. Following this Patchett released his debut novel, ''The Burning River'' in 2019. Patchett has held several writing residencies in New Zealand, including the Michael King Emerging Writer's Residency.
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