It was my great honour to be invited to present at New Zealand’s Children & Young Adult Authors Conference in Dunedin in November last year. The Wild Imaginings Hui saw over a 100 authors in attendance and a wonderful line up of guest speakers. I had the opportunity to present on Social Media, Fantasy World Building and Key Note Address about my Publication Journey.

I have just returned from the National Writers Forum 2018, where several hundreds of NZ authors gathered for a weekend of keynote speeches, lectures and workshops, a book launch and many wonderful chats over drinks and lunchables. There are so many highlights I’m not sure where to begin.

A visual diary of my adventures at the Somerset Writer’s Festival.

A busy and exciting weekend at the Word Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival. The Opening Night Gala, Writers Party, Margaret Mahy Memorial Lecture with David Levithan and the early release of Shield at the Teens In Peril panel session.