‘The Dark Quest of Countess X – A Call to the World’s Youth‘ was launched on 7 April at the Children’s Bookshop, Kilbirnie. It was…
Between launches, I met with competition winners, 1st Cameron Murray of Wellington College and 2nd Evie Haughton of Pauatahanui School to present their gifts. Evie’s whole class…
Student entries for the writing competition to launch The Dark Quest of Countess X – A Call to the World’s Youth, flowed in from all…
Launching ‘The Dark Quest of Countess X’ with an unambiguous anti-slavery writing competition lets me openly draw attention to two of this country’s favourite retail…
My new book, ‘The Dark Quest of Countess X’ is dedicated to the Moriori people of Rēkohu or the Chatham Islands. Moriori are an integral…
Was there ever a better time to be working with activist teens? As a YA author writing on controversial topics, I come across many committed…
‘One of Europe’s richest billionaires calls for young people’s help in ending what is arguably the greatest human rights’ abuse on the planet.’ This is…
Two years after Bad Oil and the Animals, I launched my fourth book The Fire Keeper’s Girls. The seeds of the story have been with…
An Unexpected Hero was again chosen by teachers for NZReadAloud (Year 7-8), after being first picked in 2017. NZReadAloud is a national programme involving close to a…
Meeting a Supporter of Bad Oil and the Animals Three animal welfare champions, Sue Kedgley, Dr. Michael Morris and Ben Dowdle gave generous endorsement for…