| Stephen Daisley | |
| Birth Date: | 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Hastings, New Zealand |
| Language: | English |
| Nationality: | New Zealand |
| Notableworks: | Traitor |
| Years Active: | 1990–present |
Stephen Daisley (born 1955) is a New Zealand novelist.
Daisley was born in Hastings, New Zealand, and spent five years in the New Zealand army before working as a sheep herder, bush cutter, truck driver, construction worker and bartender.[1] After marrying in New Zealand, he moved to Western Australia, attending Murdoch University and then the University of Western Australia for postgraduate studies. He now lives in Perth with his wife and five children.[2] [1]
Daisley won the 2011 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction for his novel Traitor and the Ockham New Zealand Book Award, 2016, for his second novel Coming Rain.[3]