About
Andrew McDougall is a New Zealand-born author living in Kingsville, in Melbourne’s inner west. He has co-authored two non-fiction books and published articles and essays. He previously worked in photography, outdoor recreation and information technology, with a career spanning New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan and the United States.
Current Novel
Under the Bridge, Before the Storm is an 85,000-word work of contemporary literary fiction set in Wellington, Melbourne, Daegu and Kyoto.
A photographer and a museum conservator discover a Japanese glass fishing float on a remote New Zealand beach. When a costume designer in Melbourne sees one of the photographer’s images and recognises a connection to the float, their choices draw them toward a reckoning with the past on a bridge in Kyoto.