Ulrika Hedquist
Ulrika Hedquist is a writer, journalist and health coach, living in Auckland. Horses, coffee, salt liquorice and snow are some of her favourite things. Ulrika’s
Ulrika Hedquist is a writer, journalist and health coach, living in Auckland. Horses, coffee, salt liquorice and snow are some of her favourite things. Ulrika’s
Kimberly Andrews is a trained biologist and geologist who grew up in the Canadian Rockies. She has lived and worked in New Zealand, Borneo and
Aucklander Paula Green is a poet, writer, reviewer and anthologist. She has written and edited a great many collections of poetry, including several for children.
We’re delighted to hear from New Zealand picture book author Josephine Carson-Barr about her life as an author and bookseller. Created 3 March 2023 Thanks
Author Maria Gill has written over 60 children’s and teacher’s books over the last 20 years. She has a background as a Primary and Intermediate
Eileen Merriman’s first young adult novel, Pieces of You, was published in 2017, and was a finalist in the NZ Book Awards for Children and
New Zealander Anne Ingram is the author of the Lucy Bee series, a trilogy that follows heroine Lucy from the age of 10-15 through the
We’re delighted to hear from New Zealand children’s author Elizabeth Kirkby-McLeod about her awesome early chapter book series called Eugene’s Island. These very popular short
Best-selling Kiwi author James Russell gives us a tour of his writing shed in Auckland, where he’s currently working on the second book in the
Vivienne Bailey is a Kāpiti Coast writer with a public library background. Her journalism has appeared in magazines and newspapers, and her short stories have
Peter Millett is a children’s author who grew up in Auckland, New Zealand. He has written more than 100 children’s books, published in New Zealand
The Kiwi Kids’ Bookstore owner and Kiwi author Kate Gordon answers our questions about her writing and books in our next ‘Meet the Author’ segment.
Kate Parker of Ngati Maniapoto, English and Greek descent, grew up roaming the bush and riding horses in Kaeo. She studied theatre in Melbourne, returning
Gillian Torckler was that annoying kid in class who always asked ‘why?’. That curiosity led to a career in science and she still loves to
Frances Plumpton cannot remember a life without books. As a child her family lived in Northland and books were always eagerly anticipated birthday and Christmas
Gillian King and her daughter Georgina are born and bred farmers. Both of them grew up on a farm on d’Urville Island in the Marlborough
The Kiwi Kids’ Bookstore officially turns two on 13 November. Founder and owner Kate Gordon shares a few thoughts on the past 365 days of
Taupo based author and illustrator Donovan Bixley has illustrated more than 120 books, published in 31 countries, translated into 19 languages. He’s been awarded as
Tales from the Farm is a collaboration between sisters Jennifer Somervell and Margery Fern. It all started when Jennifer) began reading the story about the
Bookstore owner Kate Gordon highlights three books that feature Fiordland, New Zealand’s wonderous and wild region of tangled forests and mighty fiords. One of the
Ned Barraud has been illustrating children’s books since 2000, after studying art at Victoria University. He has illustrated seven books in the highly successful ‘Explore
Gillian was a secondary-school teacher before moving into educational publishing with Learning Media in Wellington, where she worked on a wide range of publications for
Tansy Boggon is a university qualified nutritionist, food writer and recipe developer who incorporates intuitive and mindful eating, eating psychology and a non-diet approach into
Jennifer Beck was born in Auckland and attended Waipu District High School before going on to Auckland Teachers’ College and graduating with an MA (Hons)
Sonya Wilson has been a broadcast journalist for many years, reporting, producing and presenting for TV news and current affairs shows such as One News,
Kat Quin is an author, illustrator, and designer based in the Waikato. She is the director of Illustrated Publishing, specialising in the development of educational
Lisa Allen is an illustrator and designer based in Auckland. Her work is based mainly around children’s books and she’s worked with numerous Kiwi authors
Wildling Books is a collaboration between Craig Phillips and Rebekah (Bex) Lipp. Craig received the NZ Children & Young Adults Book Award for Best Illustration
Auckland-based author Anne Kayes originally taught English and Drama in secondary schools. In 2014, she completed a Master of Creative Writing at AUT. She won
Kiwi author Jon Tucker draws on his real life experience as a sailor and parent who sailed with his children to many parts of the
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