Rachel Paris’s debut novel, See How They Fall, will be published in 2025 by Hachette and Moa Press in Australasia and by Penzler Publishers in the United States. In 2024, Rachel graduated with a Master of Creative Writing (First Class Honours) from the University of Auckland and received the Phoenix Prize for the best creative portfolio.

Rachel came to writing after an international legal career. She holds a Master of Laws from Harvard, and practised law in London for many years before returning to her native Aotearoa. For almost a decade, she was a banking and finance partner at a major law firm and received a Sir Peter Blake Emerging Leader Award for her advocacy work for the advancement of female lawyers. Rachel also served for 10 years as a trustee of Silo Theatre.

Rachel lives in Tāmaki Makaurau with her family.

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