Mīria George Te Arawa, Ngāti Awa, Rarotonga, Atiu, Cook Islands. Of Aotearoa New Zealand and the Cook Islands, Mīria is a poet, writer, director, and producer of theatre. An award-winning playwright, Mīria’s work has toured New Zealand, Australia, Hawai’i, Canada, and the United Kingdom. In 2017, Mīria was the Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer in Residence at University of Hawai’i, Mānoa.