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Tui Allen

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in Te Awamutu, New Zealand
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Tui Allen - Author of Ripple and Dolphin Melody

Tui Allen is a writer whose love for the ocean, its mysteries, and its creatures fuels the heart of her stories. In her debut novel, Ripple, Tui captivated readers with a tale that earned glowing reviews for its depth, emotional resonance, and unforgettable characters. Praised for its lush writing and a gripping narrative, Ripple set the stage for Tui’s storytelling journey.

Her latest work, Dolphin Melody, is already receiving early praise for its evocative prose and the enchanting bond between its characters and the natural world. With a backdrop of stunning coastal landscapes and themes of love, healing, and self-discovery, Dolphin Melody promises to be a heartwarming adventure for readers wh
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Tui Allen Many beautiful non-human beings evolved to their full glory to inhabit the lands and seas of our planet with their vast diversity.
Then mankind evolved…more
Many beautiful non-human beings evolved to their full glory to inhabit the lands and seas of our planet with their vast diversity.
Then mankind evolved.(less)
Tui Allen Well I already do live in Middle-earth, so that's nice to know, but if only it ALL looked like Middle-earth. I've sat in the Green Dragon pub at Hobbi…moreWell I already do live in Middle-earth, so that's nice to know, but if only it ALL looked like Middle-earth. I've sat in the Green Dragon pub at Hobbiton though, and drank beer there.
But I'd like to go to the fictional world I created myself in my Dolphin Melody story - the planet Aerdluth, where even the wind talks to you. I would sit by one of the nectar lakes and drink nectar, while watching the wind-riders skimming around the silver mountainsides and dancing across the skies.
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Average rating: 4.28 · 174 ratings · 47 reviews · 2 distinct worksSimilar authors
Ripple

4.26 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions
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Dolphin Melody

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings2 editions
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Humbling Review of my Work

Recently a UK literary magazine approached me and requested an interview about my work. Below is the link to the resulting review/interview.
I was quite gobsmacked by the eloquence of their review and their appreciation of my work.
But my followers on GR might be more interested in the interview included there.
Both the review and interview are here:
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“She danced so curving, lissom,
like the laughter of the song.
She sent resounding into spaace
and down the ages long.”
Tui Allen, Ripple

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Book Loving Kiwis: April/May Reading Challenge 24 33 Mar 23, 2012 06:14PM  
Book Loving Kiwis: Ripple 28 33 Apr 29, 2012 01:20PM  
Aussie Readers: Poets Corner - new works & loved works 102 51 Jul 27, 2012 02:31AM  
Aussie Readers: The place for ALL your Aussie Authors for 2012 221 189 Dec 29, 2012 05:35PM  
Aussie Readers: **Summer Reading Challenge** - 1/12/12 - 28/2/13 645 375 Mar 10, 2013 11:42PM  
“Swiftly, swiftly flew the ship,
Yet she sailed softly too:
Sweetly, sweetly blew the breeze -
On me alone it blew.”
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

“She danced so curving, lissom,
like the laughter of the song.
She sent resounding into spaace
and down the ages long.”
Tui Allen, Ripple

“Ansel Adams: "It is horrifying that we must fight our own government in order to save the environment.”
Jo Marshall

“If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don't listen to writers talking about writing or themselves.”
Lillian Hellman

“For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons.”
Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

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Where every hour is happy hour.
660 Green Group — 1965 members — last activity Sep 09, 2025 03:38AM
The Green group is about living in a sustainable manner--how human activity affects the environment and how a changing climate/environment affects how ...more
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On twitter @Massim0Marin0 I maintain and regularly post thoughts on the writing process using the hashtag #OnWriting. Those thoughts are RT often and ...more
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"Sentientism is an ethical philosophy that grants degrees of moral consideration to all sentient beings. Sentientism extends humanism by showing compa ...more
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