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Kate Evans is an award-winning journalist and nature writer from New Zealand. Her work has been published in The Guardian, The Observer, Scientific American, National Geographic, Undark, and BioGraphic. She is a regular contributor to New Zealand Geographic magazine and has won multiple national media awards for science and environmental journalism and feature writing. She has also worked as a television producer and video journalist for the BBC, ABC, TVNZ, and the Washington Post, reporting from West Africa, Indonesia, the Whanganui River and the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings.

Jane is a parent of 23 years, unschooling her three children who are now adults. As a writer, musician, experienced primary and music teacher, tramper and permaculturalist she has woven her own passions into life alongside the children as they have grown. Now having time to spend doing exactly what she wants, unschooling advocacy is near to her heart, along with adventuring and inspiring others to dream big.

Jeff Evans is a writer and photographer based in Auckland. He has written several books relating to waka, including Nga Waka o Nehera, Polynesian Navigation and the Discovery of New Zealand and Waka Taua: The Maori War Canoe. Between them, these books recall Maori migration traditions, describe navigation skills used by Maori to voyage between the islands in the central Pacific and New Zealand, and introduce the reader to waka taua. Jeff's most recent book was Heke-nuku-mai-nga-iwi Busby: Not Here by Chance (Huia, 2015). In 2020 he was awarded a summer residency at the Michael King Writer's Centre to work on this book.

Patrick Evans is the author of five novels, including the acclaimed trilogy of Gifted, The Back of His Head and Salt Picnic, and a number of plays. His other books include The Penguin History of New Zealand Literature (1990), The Long Forgetting: Postcolonial Literary Culture in New Zealand (2007), An Inward Sun: The Novels of Janet Frame (1971), and Janet Frame (1977). He taught New Zealand literature and creative writing at the University of Canterbury until 2016.

Kim Evans is the creative genius behind the Little & Friday cafes in Auckland. A sculptor by training, she is a self-taught cook who started selling home-baked goodies at the Takapuna Market. The demand quickly grew to the point that she needed a commercial-sized kitchen, which she sited in a disused shop in Belmont. Before long she added a shop counter and opened first one, then two, then four days a week. Within a year it got so busy she took over the shop next door and became a fully-fledged six days a week cafe. Now she has two bustling Little & Friday cafes open in Newmarket and Ponsonby and a never-ending stream of adoring customers.

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Vanessa is a feisty, bilingual, salsa dancing, redhead from New Zealand. Her first collection of fiction novels are powerful stories of the human condition and restoration of life. They are gritty, raw stories with authentic characters who speak directly to your heart. They will make you laugh, cry and consider what you value in life. As you journey through the pages, you will witness the unbreakable human spirit, the transformative power of grace, love and human kindness, the courage to overcome fear, escape the clutches of your past or circumstances, and live a life filled to the brim with passion, adventure and joy.

Steve Williams is widely regarded as one of the greatest caddies in golf history. Originally from New Zealand, he has carried the clubs for Peter Thomson, Greg Norman, Ian Baker-Finch, Ray Floyd, Adam Scott, and Tiger Woods. During his time with Woods, the golfer won more than 80 tournaments worldwide, including 13 major championships. In 2014, Steve was inducted into the Caddie Hall of Fame by the Western Golf Association. Evin Priest is an acclaimed golf journalist who worked for seven years as the golf and sports correspondent for the Associated Press of America and now covers the PGA Tour for Australian Golf Digest. A native of Australia, Evin is a trusted member of the PGA Tour's media circle and has profiled countless major-winning golfers, including Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Cameron Smith, and Karrie Webb.