Jenna Brockett

Jenna Brockett

Jenna lives in Auckland with her husband, three-year old daughter, and baby boy. Her signature style and quality craftsmanship made her a hit at craft markets where she built a passionate following of fellow art lovers. It was these same followers (along with family...
Stephanie Ruth

Stephanie Ruth

An award-winning contemporary romance novelist and short story writer, Stephanie lives in Te Waipounamu, the South Island, and writes popular slow-burn multicultural Kiwi love stories with heart, heat, and a real sense of home. Writing is addictive. Not just your...
Moira Wairama

Moira Wairama

Moira Wairama is a storyteller and writer from Te Whanga-nui-ā –Tara. She has won a number of awards for her children’s picture books and also writes for theatre and radio. Moira is co-founder of Baggage Books, publisher of her te reo Māori book Arapū Toi, illustrated...
Jaimie Baird

Jaimie Baird

Jaimie Baird was born in England in 1952 and brought up in New Zealand from 9 years of age. He attended Nelson College, as a boarder, completed a diploma in Horticulture at Massey University, and then joined the department of Agriculture in 1972.  In his early...
Dahlia Malaeulu

Dahlia Malaeulu

Dahlia Malaeulu has gone from searching for Pasifika children’s stories to creating them. As an award winning author, publisher and founder of Mila’s Books, Dahlia’s mission of supporting Pasifika tamaiti to be seen, heard and valued through the stories they read has...