Listen: Award-winning author Philippa Werry's new YA novel

04 June 2026 First published RNZ

Philippa Werry writes fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays for children and young adults.

She's won awards - including the Young Adult Fiction Award at the 2023 New Zealand Children and Young Adults Book Awards for her novel Iris and Me.

She joined Kathryn Ryan on RNZ's Nine to Noon program to discuss her latest novel for young adults.