Kate Gordon-Smith spent 90% of her childhood reading books about ponies. The other 10% she spent galloping around the garden with her family's pet...
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Linda Liddicoat
Linda Liddicoat has worked in libraries and studied children's literature and more recently, writing for children. Honey is her first picture book....
Baggage Books
In 1996, Tony Hopkins and Moira Wairama founded the Baggage Co-op to share theatre and storytelling. When publishers closed, they launched Baggage...
Rosie Lee
Rosie Lee writes disaster romance in New Zealand settings. Dive into her work for opposites attract, forced proximity, found family and...
Elle Ashwell
Elle Ashwell has always been a hopeless romantic. Dedicated to the swoon and happily ever afters, it makes perfect sense to combine her love of all...
Jo Buer
Jo Buer is a Kiwi-Canadian gothic suspense and paranormal mystery author. She writes stories with gothic heart and ghostly mystery, with a dash of...
Bethany G. Rogers
B. G. Rogers is a writer running (and swimming) wild in Tāhuna Queenstown. Primarily an author of short stories and poetry, her work has been...
Christopher Candy
Author Christopher Candy works as a manager for Tranzit Coachlines. He has many years of bus-related experience that brings the characters of his...
Geoff Lawson
When Geoff Lawson was young he was fascinated with history and spent hours alone at the museum absorbing it all. Geoff's first foray into writing...
Maria Artho
Maria Artho’s debut picture book, "Jin’s Great Escape", tells the heartwarming true story of a feisty little otter who escaped from Auckland Zoo....
Elizabeth-Kirkby McLeod
If Elizabeth could travel in time she would go back to when Aotearoa New Zealand still had moa and giant eagles! Along with the Eugene’s Island book...
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...
Rosalind Potter
I am an Author, Outdoor Lover and Mum. I live in Christchurch and have a background in Outdoor Education, I love combining this with writing. I aim...
Jodie Shelley
Jodie Shelley has released three novels in as many years, and she shows no signs of stopping, with her fourth novel touted for release in 2026....
Sue Carpenter
Sue Carpenter is a New Zealand Junior Fiction and Young Adult author. She isn't ready to grow up so she keeps her mind young by writing for...
L P Hansen
L P Hansen is an award-winning author, storyteller and researcher, writing non-fiction and fiction for adults and children. Hidden Stories of...
Lynda Tomalin
Lynda Tomalin is an author of contemporary Young Adult novels with sweet romances, an emphasis on strong friendships and empowering mental health...
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...
Stephanie Ruth
An award-winning contemporary romance novelist and short story writer, Stephanie lives in Te Waipounamu, the South Island, and writes popular...
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...














