by Thom Conroy
Thank you to my family for their ongoing personal support — without you, I know nothing is possible. In particular, I extend my deepest gratitude to Suzanne Chelius for her creative input and advice from the conception of The Salted Air through its final drafts.
About the Author
THOM CONROY is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Massey University. He is the author of a historical novel, The Naturalist, and his short fiction has appeared in various journals in the US and New Zealand, including Landfall, Sport, New England Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, and Kenyon Review. His fiction has been recognised by Best American Short Stories 2012 and won various other awards, including the Sunday Star-Times Short Fiction Competition and the Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Fiction.
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