Dr Laura Jean McKay from Massey University's College of Humanities and Social Sciences, has just won one of the world's most prestigious science fiction writing awards, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, for her novel The Animals in That Country.
This is the first time a book by an Aotearoa-based author has won the award.
Dr McKay is also the first person to join us in a new Sunday Morning segment, 'What I'm Listening To.' She discusses winning the award and the special meaning behind her song choice -- Brea Acton's 'Storm Sleep.'
Laura Jean McKay Photo: supplied / Kyra Clarke
