Bryan Walpert’s novel Empathy is longlisted for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize 2026 and Entanglement was a finalist for the same prize in 2022. His novella Late Sonata won the 2020 Seizure Viva La Novella Prize in Australia. Walpert is also the author of four poetry collections and one collection of short stories. A professor in creative writing, he teaches at Massey University in Auckland.