le translation of Potiki into M?ori by Huia Publishers in 2007. Patricia Grace continues to be active within the New Zealand literary community, presenting her work at events and taking part in the New Zealand Book Council's Writers in Schools program.  Patricia lives in Plimmerton on her ancestral land of Ng'ti Toa, near her home Marae at Hongoeka Bay.
             Patricia has written numerous short stories throughout her career. Collections such as "The Dream Sleepers and Other Stories", "Electric City and Other Stories", "Selected Stories and The Sky People" allowed her to investigate often-challenging M?ori experiences through a diverse range of protagonists. One of her short stories, The Dream, was made into a feature-length television film in Te reo M?ori in 1989. Patricia wrote the screenplay for the resulting work E Tipu E Rea - Te Moemoea, which is seen as a significant milestone for the development of M?ori broadcasting content in New Zealand. The production assisted the careers of M?ori actors and filmmakers including Temuera Morrison and Rawiri Paratene. Patricia was awarded the Queen's Service Order in 1988 and an Honorary Doctorate of Literature from Victoria University in 1989. Her third novel, "Cousins", again placed her on the shortlist for the fiction section of the 1992 New Zealand Book Awards. Her fourth novel, Baby No-eyes in 1998, was short listed for the Tasmania/Pacific Prize for Literature. The Arts Foundation recognized Patricia with a prestigious Icon Award in 2005. 
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