Gloria of Greymouth

Book Author Sam Duckor-Jones
Rights Available World excl. NZ 

In 2020 sculptor and poet Sam Duckor-Jones bought an abandoned church in Greymouth and named her Gloria.

With yarn-bombed rafters, a costume bazaar, a plush loft, papier-mâché parishioners in the pews and pink neon light bouncing off a rhinestone piano, Gloria has become a celebration of queer creativity.

In this record of Gloria’s establishment, Sam wrestles with solitude, religion, intimacy, art and identity. He finds community in fellow artists and friendly locals, and solace in the rhythms of a quiet life. Gloria of Greymouth is a chronicle of a magnificent transformation, a manifesto for play and pleasure, and the story of an artist’s being.

About the Author

Sam Duckor-Jones is a sculptor and poet. In 2017 he won the Biggs Poetry Prize from the International Institute of Modern Letters at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington. His first book was People from the Pit Stand Up (2018), followed by Party Legend (2021).

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Description

Publisher
Te Herenga Waka University Press

Extent
216pp

Format
260 x 210mm

Binding
Hardback

Category
Non-Fiction

Genre
Memoir & Biography

Publication Date
October 2026

Rights Available:
World excl. NZ

Rights Agents:

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holly.hunter@vuw.ac.nzz

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“His practice moves a fluorescent pink lens across his heart to capture the fears, triumphs, daydreams, and coping mechanisms of an aspirationally shimmering, live-alone quiet gay in 21st century New Zealand.”

Bowen

“Bloody fantastic.”

John Campbell on People from the Pit Stand Up

“Utterly inventive. . . Blisteringly good.”

Paula Green, NZ Poetry Shelf, on Party Legend

“An imagination alert to the everyday revelations buried among the flotsam and jetsam that make up our lives.”

Greg Fleming, Kete Books, on Party Legend

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