Hulme, Keri (1947– )

New Zealand poet and novelist. She won the Commonwealth Booker Prize with her first novel The Bone People (1985), which centres on an autistic child and those close to him. Acutely responsive to maritime landscape, it lyrically incorporates the more mystical aspects of Maori experience. Her other works include the novella Lost Possessions (1985); The Windeater/Te Kaihau (1986), a collection of short stories; Homeplaces, with photographs by Robin Morrison (1989); Strands (1992), a poetry collection; and the novel Bait (1999).